Scienmag

MARCH 2, 2021

— Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have — for the first time — reprogrammed a common bacterium to make a designer polysaccharide molecule used in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Process paves a road to safe, ethical, and fast drug manufacturing Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Originally discovered in bacteria as a defense mechanism against pathogens, CRISP/Cas9 has made it possible to make exquisitely detailed and precise alterations to DNA sequences on demand, and as a tool for molecular biology has already transformed research into diseases and drug discovery. What started as a curiosity?driven,

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In this video, we chat with health policy and drug pricing researcher Hussain Lalani; Julia Joung, a molecular biologist developing genetic screening technologies; and Avinash Manjula Basavanna, who researches engineered living materials and has developed a printable ink made from bacteria.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It’s a new genetic way of potentially targeting these really hard to treat diseases,” said Abudayyeh, a McGovern Fellow at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research, in MIT’s press release. Integrases are used by viruses called bacteriophages to insert their genetic material into bacteria. percent of these cells.

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Scienmag

APRIL 6, 2021

A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome science Credit: Antara Mutalik Imagine there are arrows that are lethal when fired on your enemies yet harmless if they fall on your friends.

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STAT News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The shortlist includes researchers who elucidated how cells make energy, those who discovered the chemical chatter of bacteria, many of the brilliant minds who shepherded us into the “ era of the genome ,” and most prominently, the pioneers behind the mRNA Covid vaccines. Read the rest…

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bacteria plays a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem balance. However, there are few species of bacteria that can cause several infectious diseases ( such as strep throat, salmonellosis, tuberculosis, whooping cough ). The overuse of antibiotics has resulted in the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria. coli and P.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 14, 2023

Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection People with weakened immune systems are at constant risk of infection. But the bacteria can sometimes change their behavior and enter the bloodstream, causing chronic localized infections to become acute and potentially fatal. aeruginosa infections.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 12, 2021

Martins Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug targeting formicamycin antibiotics. The John Innes Centre researchers used the technology to create a new strain of Streptomyces formicae bacteria which over-produces the medically promising molecules. Credit: Dr Dino J.

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XTalks

JANUARY 6, 2021

Related: Scientists Use Llama Antibodies to Neutralize COVID-19. Owing to their size, they can be grown in bacteria as opposed to larger animal or human cells, making them easier and cheaper to produce. These regions play a crucial role in the detection of antigens on viruses, bacteria and other pathogens.

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Scienmag

MARCH 9, 2021

Modern hospitals and antibiotic treatment alone did not create all the antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria we see today. By using analytical and sequencing technology that has only been developed in recent years, scientists from Wellcome […].

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Last week geneticist Dr Charles Steward shared with us his experiences of searching for a genetic cause for his children’s rare neurological diseases. While it is a very rare form of epilepsy, it is such a cheap and harmless medication that it is often used as a first-line therapy for infants in intensive care who have no genetic diagnosis.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 11, 2021

We are talking about the microbiome – the vast collection of bacteria in the human gut. The microbiome has been the focus of research for 20 years – ever since a new technique made it possible to analyse these bacteria quickly and precisely: high-throughput sequencing. The immune system is mentioned particularly frequently.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 4, 2021

But scientists at the University of California (UC), Santa Barbara, believe fluoride may offer hope in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The UC Santa Barbara research uses a method that addresses not only antibiotic overuse, but also the containment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). “If

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Our digestive tract is home to trillions of bacteria as well as fungi and viruses – these are known as the gut microbiome. Scientists now know that this microbiome is critical to our overall well-being. Some call it our second brain. Say yes to a little dirt.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

CRISPR works as genetic scissors to edit parts of the genome. The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system was first discovered to be endogenous in bacteria. The FDA scientists agreed that Vertex’s clinical trial results, made available in documents published last week, were “strongly positive.”

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 13, 2022

assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and staff scientist at NIAID. CD8+ T cells are nicknamed killer T cells (they’re also known as cytotoxic T cells) for their ability to eliminate foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses from the body. population.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 22, 2023

Pathogen genomics analyzes the genetic code of viruses, bacteria and other disease-causing organisms to understand how infectious they are, how deadly they are, and how they spread.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Born in 1970, the British and American research scientist has been Director of the Department of Microbiome Research at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen since 2016. Before, she was associate professor at Cornell University in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This has ushered in a new era of genomics that is fostering rapid, detailed and personalized insights into human genetics. Xtalks is celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a special overview of notable female scientists who have made revolutionary contributions to the field of genetics.

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Advarra

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Some have argued bacteria are developing antibiotic resistance faster than we can research, develop, test and approve new antibiotics. One possible solution to antibiotic resistance: bacteriophages (or phages), which are viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophages (phages for short) are viruses that infect bacteria.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 24, 2020

However, for virologists like Lori Frappier, PhD, professor in the department of molecular genetics at the University of Toronto, the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 was less of a surprise and more of an inevitability. The female scientist duo became the first women to be jointly awarded a Nobel Prize, making it a winning moment for women in science.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 15, 2021

The scientific study of how to undo genetic illnesses – like HCT – is called epigenetics. So identical twins can have identical genes – yet different genetic illnesses. Now that scientists know what causes HCT we finally have the power to directly influence those causes. And that’s exactly what I learned to do.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 21, 2021

They are now working to identify what genetic aberrations are causing ALS in about half of the Maltese patients. Scientists at KU Leuven have identified a biological mechanism behind irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other food intolerances. How the Immune System Drives Brain Aging. The research was conducted in mice and humans.

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