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Autoimmune Diseases: An Alternative Application for Immunotherapy

The Scientist | Aug 23, 2024 | 1 min read

Learn how immunotherapy is revolutionizing autoimmune disorder treatment.

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Supporting Antibody-Drug Conjugate Development

The Scientist Staff | Aug 1, 2024 | 2 min read

Industry expertise helps scientists navigate and streamline antibody-drug conjugate research and development.

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Bringing the Power of Multiomics Biomarker Discovery into Focus

Sapient Bioanalytics | 1 min read

Take a deep dive into the latest advances for gathering, integrating, and leveraging multiomics data for biomarker discovery.

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A CRISPR Tool for Tinkering with the Human Transcriptome

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Jul 23, 2024 | 5 min read

Human cells repair RNA breaks induced by a programmable CRISPR system, paving the way for temporary treatments for genetic diseases.

mRNA molecule is manufactured from a ribosome.

A Twisted Secret that Extends mRNA Longevity in Cells

Maggie Chen | Jun 28, 2024 | 3 min read

By tinkering with branched mRNA structures, scientists lay the groundwork to build better vaccines in the future.

GMP-Grade Streamlines Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing

ACROBiosystems | 1 min read

Standardized quality materials and reagents help scientists improve cell and gene therapy production.

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Harnessing the Power of AI to Design Novel Antibiotics

Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Jun 27, 2024 | 4 min read

Generative artificial intelligence allowed researchers to design new, synthesizable antibiotics against a dangerous and often drug-resistant human pathogen.

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Automating In Vivo Screens and Challenging Dogma

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jun 19, 2024 | 3 min read

Scientists built a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip device that accelerates compound screens and phenotype analyses in C. elegans models of reproductive aging.

The Future of Disease Modeling for Precision Medicine

The Scientist Staff | 1 min read

In this webinar, Elizabeth Proctor will discuss the latest organoid models that scientists use to advance human disease research, with a focus on promoting drug discovery and precision medicine.

Cuboidal DNA origami block containing parallel double helices (gray columns) decorated with tumor antigens (green proteins) and CpG adjuvants (yellow helices) on opposing faces.

Fighting Tumors with DNA Origami

Kamal Nahas, PhD | May 6, 2024 | 5 min read

Researchers bolster antitumor immune defenses using cancer vaccines made from DNA origami.

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A New Delivery System Offers Hope for Cystic Fibrosis

Charlene Lancaster, PhD | May 1, 2024 | 4 min read

CRISPR-carrying lipid nanoparticles enabled researchers to correct a rare nonsense mutation in the lungs of a cystic fibrosis mouse model.

Catch Me If You Can: Sequencing Screens for Rare Disease Genes

The Scientist | 1 min read

As a trailblazer in rare disease research and treatment, Wendy Chung captures the big picture of rare disease genetics with the help of next generation sequencing.