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Latent viruses in human genome inspire novel directions for kidney cancer immunotherapy

Medical Xpress

Dana-Farber investigators found that normally defunct viral genes that lie dormant in the human genome can be activated in the most common form of kidney cancer (clear cell renal cell carcinoma) and can end up triggering an immune response against the cancer.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

World of DTC Marketing

Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines copied RNA sequence from the virus genome and found a way to manufacture it at scale with high-level processes and quality control. First, a novel approach was used that didn’t require traditional vaccine production in cell cultures or eggs. 1455NO-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_VACCINES_PFIZER_O_.

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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trial; Freenome secures $270 M; CRISPR treats obesity in mice; Breast cancer research updates

Delveinsight

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response in older adults. Freenome’s diagnostic searches for direct indication of tumors and signs of the immune system’s response, integrating genomics, transcriptomics, methylomics, and proteomics technologies.

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ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Complete Protection of Airways in Non-Human Primates

The Pharma Data

The vaccine targeted both the inner nucleocapsid (N) and the outer spike (S) proteins of the virus to maximize the immune response. The study showed this broad immune response led to the complete clearance of the virus in a matter of days after infection of previously-vaccinated primates.

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Researchers find potential path to a broadly protective COVID-19 vaccine using T cells

The Pharma Data

If a virus is disease-causing, the right mutation can allow the virus to escape the immune response by changing the viral pieces the immune system uses to recognize the virus as a threat, pieces scientists call epitopes. The team obtained sequences from the newly circulating B.1.1.7 1.351 Beta, P1 Gamma, and B.1.617.2

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Next Generation RNA Therapeutics and Vaccines – A Marvel of The Lifesciences Industry

Roots Analysis

These RNA based therapeutics play a crucial role in protein production and regulation of gene functions. Self-amplifying RNA (saRNA): Self amplifying RNA is an engineered form of RNA, combining the amplifying genome (native to certain viruses) to the therapeutic gene of interest.

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Enrolls First Participant in the PRECISION Study, an Observational Study to Facilitate Development of Precision Medicine Techniques for COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics

The Pharma Data

(Nasdaq: TNXP) (Tonix or the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the first participant was enrolled in the observational PRECISION study (TNX-C002), to examine the immune responses to COVID-19 in healthy volunteers who have recovered from COVID-19 or were asymptomatic. About TNX-1800.