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Key Trends in the Life Sciences to Look Forward to in 2022

XTalks

If the past year is anything to go by, then 2022 will also be a year marked by continued innovations in the life sciences. Here is a look at some life science trends to expect in the coming year, including key themes and topics in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries to keep an eye out for in 2022.

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2021 Year in Review: Leveraging New Technologies to Drive Innovation in the Life Sciences

XTalks

Xtalks is taking a look at some of the major stories and innovations of the year in the life sciences, many of which were driven by new, emerging and improved technologies. The year 2021 was all about continuing innovations in the life sciences. Life Science Innovations: Malaria and Influenza Vaccines.

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Study: ‘Hidden’ genes could be key in development of new antibiotics

Scienmag

Membrane-localized phage proteins may also help revitalize, enhance existing antibiotics A study from the Center for Phage Technology, part of Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, shows how the “hidden” genes in bacteriophages — types of viruses that infect and destroy (..)

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VU Researchers Publish Study on the Mechanism of CRISPR-Cas “Protein Scissors” in Molecular Cell

Drug Discovery Today

Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology at the Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University – Dalia Smalakyte, Audrone Rukšenaite, Dr Giedrius Sasnauskas, Dr Giedre Tamulaitiene, and Dr Gintautas Tamulaitis – have revealed the structure of the CRISPR-Cas "protein scissors" found in bacteria and provided mechanistic details on how they function. (..)

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What Do We Really Know About Macrophage Programming?

XTalks

Macrophages are white blood cells that specialize in the detection, phagocytosis and destruction of bacteria and other harmful organisms. In other words, when fighting bacteria, the macrophages are programmed to be pro-inflammatory. They found a protein called Rspondin3, which is released at high levels during inflammatory injury.

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How Nanobodies from Cormac the Llama Could Prevent COVID-19 Infection

XTalks

One nanobody in particular, called NIH-CoVnb-112, was shown to be able to prevent COVID-19 infection from the novel coronavirus by targeting both the spike protein on SARS-CoV-2, as well as the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor that it binds to on human cells. The study was led by neuroscientists Thomas J. “TJ”

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Novartis’ Fabhalta Gets FDA Approval for Rare Complement Blood Disorder

XTalks

Less than a week after the approval, Novartis shared results from its APPEAR-C3G Phase III study of patients with C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) that showed iptacopan led to clinically meaningful reduction in proteinuria (protein in the urine) compared to placebo after six months of use.