Tag: university
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Biogen Acquires Gene Therapy Company in $800M Deal
A company developing treatments for inherited eye diseases that replace malfunctioning with healthy genes is being acquired by biotechnology company Biogen.
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Spider Silk Property Discovered with Robotics Uses
Dragline silk, also known as spider silk, is found in a new study to have a property that makes the natural material suitable for artificial muscles and actuators in robotics.
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Wireless Sensors Monitor Newborns in ICUs
An international team developed two wireless sensors that safely monitor the vital signs of newborn infants in intensive care units, replacing the multiple wired devices used today.
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Blood Test as Good as Biopsy to Detect Cancer Targets
Results of a clinical trial show a commercial blood test works at least as well as tissue biopsies for determining precise genetic mutations causing most lung cancers.
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Anti-Inflammatory Human Protein Produced in Plants
Researchers in Canada genetically engineered tobacco plants to economically produce large quantities of a human protein with anti-inflammatory properties.
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Organoids Designed for Faster Cancer Diagnostics
A new process grows small samples of tumor tissue in the lab to enable high-speed diagnostics for personalized cancer treatments and drug testing.
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Gene Therapy Company Acquired in $4.3B Deal
Spark Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that pioneered gene therapies, is being acquired by drug maker Roche Group in a deal valued at $4.3 billion.
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Blockchain Prototype Designed for Clinical Trial Data
A bioinformatics lab developed a prototype system for securely transmitting and storing clinical trial data with blockchain that protects against corrupting trial records.
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Prosthetic Hand Gives Better Sense of Position, Movement
22 Feb. 2019. An advance in prosthetics and robotics enables artificial hands to provide a more natural sense of position and reach in the dark or without looking at objects. Researchers from institutions in Switzerland and Italy describe this development in the 20 February issue of the journal Science Robotics. A team from École Polytechnique…
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Targeted Chemo Seen Benefiting Breast Cancer Patients
A clinical trial shows a treatment combining an antibody and chemotherapy drug invokes a response and longer survival time in many patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.