XTalks

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Graves explained the gene therapy platform delivers plasmid DNA that enables a patient’s own cells to produce therapeutic proteins that work to clear harmful virus particles from healthy tissues. The body should, therefore, produce an immune response against the Spike antigen to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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JULY 25, 2023

Kelly Warfield, Emergent’s senior vice president, science and development, in the company’s press release. Anthrax is a rare, yet severe disease caused by the bacterium B. Cyfendus functions by stimulating the production of antibodies targeted against the protective antigen protein. What Is Anthrax?

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XTalks

JANUARY 20, 2021

To test their hypothesis in the lab, the researchers infected mice with a stomach bacterium and fed them a protein found in egg white called ovalbumin at the same time (this protein is commonly used as a typical model food antigen in experiments).

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XTalks

AUGUST 2, 2023

Johnson & Johnson’s Top 5 Best-Selling Drugs of 2022: 1) Stelara (ustekinumab) Stelara is an immunosuppressant biologic therapy that blocks the IL-12 and IL-23 proteins that play a role in plaque psoriasis and Crohn’s disease. The monoclonal antibody targets CD20, a protein found on the surface of B lymphocytes (B cells).

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

For COVID-19, the technology is used to generate fragments of the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus, which the virus uses to latch onto and enter host cells. This is because Medicago’s VLPs are grown in the hardy Australian weed, Nicotiana benthamiana , which is a relative of the tobacco plant.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

The pandemic propelled the life science and healthcare sectors onto center stage, and they rose to the occasion against the most unprecedented health challenge in recent times. While COVID-19 has undoubtedly been the biggest story in the life science industry in 2020, it was a busy and positive year in many other areas.

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