pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2021

The three-year project – led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit – will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma.

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Gene Sequencing Gene Bioinformatics Genome 116

pharmaphorum

APRIL 23, 2021

Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the second time in a week, paying Obsidian Therapeutics $75 million upfront to access its technology platform. . For example, adding a small-molecule might stabilise the medicine, allowing levels of the target protein to increase.

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Gene Editing Genetics Drugs Gene 52

Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 16, 2023

DNA and Gene Cloning involves the isolation of a DNA sequence of any species ( often a gene ) and its insertion into a vector to enable growth without any alteration in the original DNA sequence. These clones can be manipulated and mutated in vitro to alter the expression and function of a protein.

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DNA Gene Protein In-Vitro 40

pharmaphorum

MAY 18, 2021

The vaccine takes the form of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein expressed in virus-like-particles (VLPs), produced in plants that function as mini bioreactors. The purified vaccine is administered alongside GSK’s pandemic adjuvant to boost the immune response.

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Vaccination Vaccine Immune Response Gene Sequencing 64