Tag: genomics
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Scrubbing coal emissions helps everyone’s health
Utilities generating power from coal need to install filtering devices called scrubbers to remove harmful pollutants from coal exhaust before they’re released into the atmosphere.
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Trial Okayed for Gene-Edited Stem Cell Lupus Treatment
A developer of treatments for cancer and autoimmune disorders from stem cells says FDA cleared its request to start a clinical trial of its therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus.
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DNA Data Company Creates Portable Storage Media
A company developing DNA into a feasible method for large-scale data storage unveiled a credit card-sized device using DNA for off-line data storage.
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Trial Set to Test Inhaled mRNA for Viral Infections
A developer of messenger RNA therapies for respiratory and rare diseases says it received clearance to begin a clinical trial in the U.K. for an inhaled treatment for viral lung conditions.
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Academic, Industry Labs to Build Brain Cell Models
Researchers from university labs in the U.K. are developing models of brain cell interactions using a company’s synthetic human cells derived from stem cells.
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A.I. Analytics Show Blood Test Detects Heart Disease
Data from three health repositories show a simple blood test reveals inherited and acquired genetic indicators, analyzed with artificial intelligence, to detect coronary heart disease.
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Antibody/Gene Therapy Biotech Gains $138 Million in Early Funds
A developer of synthetic antibodies for neurodegenerative disorders delivered like gene therapies is raising €129 million ($US 138 million) in its first venture funding round.
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Merger to Form Programmable Nano-Medicines Company
A life science venture investor is merging two of its biotechnology portfolio companies to form a single developer of nanoscale medications with programmable properties.
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Coalition to Boost African Ancestry Genomic Data
An historically Black medical college and pharmaceutical industry group began a program to increase the numbers of people of African descent in genomic databases.
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Start-Up Adapts Crispr for Molecular Detection, Raises $40M
A new company is underway that says it adapts the gene editing technique Crispr to make detecting nucleic acid targets like DNA or RNA faster and simpler.