Tag: chemistry
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BASF Licensing Precise Crispr Editing from Broad Institute
The global chemical company BASF is licensing a more precise form of genome editing from the Broad Institute, a genetics research center affiliated with Harvard University and MIT.
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Genome Editing, Informatics Lead to New Antibiotic
Researchers in the U.K. created an antibiotic acid from a natural microbe found in soil, using a combination of the genome editing technique Crispr and bioinformatics.
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Small Business Grant Aims to Cut Animals in Toxicity Testing
A grant from National Institute of Health supports work by a start-up enterprise in Indiana to better estimate doses needed to test drugs for toxicity and reduce the number of animals needed for those tests.
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Start-Up Developing Immunometabolism Therapies, Gains $30M Funding
A start-up enterprise founded by medical researchers in the U.S. and Europe is developing treatments for cancer and autoimmune disorders that change chemical reactions in immune system cells.
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Jet Fuel from Carbon Waste Powers Virgin Atlantic Flight
A Virgin Atlantic flight arriving earlier today from Orlando, Florida to London’s Gatwick airport is the first to use a biofuel made from fermented carbon-rich industrial waste gases.
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$29.5M Funding Raised for Sinus Drug Delivery Company
A company developing a drug delivery technology to treat chronic sinus conditions is raising $29.5 million in its second venture financing round.
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Synthetic Antibody Neutralizing Gluten in Development
An academic-business team is developing a synthetic antibody to prevent gluten found in some grains from affecting the intestines of people with celiac disease, an intolerance of gluten.
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Small Business Grant Supports Bone Fracture Technology
An award from National Institutes of Health is funding development of a new injected drug that promises to repair bone fractures without surgery.
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Graphene Extended for 3-D Printing, Medical Devices
Two recent studies describe methods for fabricating the material graphene into complex shapes with 3-D printing, as well as showing graphene can likely degrade inside the human body.
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Fully Biodegradable Plastic Straws in Testing
A university research center and biodegradable plastics company are testing a new type of drink straw that degrades completely after use in normal soil and water conditions.