Codon

JULY 31, 2025

If the electrical gradient gradually disappears during an infection, less and less ATP will be available for energy-hungry steps in the phage lifecycle, such as DNA replication or packaging the genome into capsids. By Kamal Nahas Bacteriophages, or “phages” for short, are, without contest, the most successful pathogens on Earth.

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Codon

JUNE 11, 2024

And unlike traditional DNA sequencers, which parse genetic material by breaking it up into fragments and interpreting it chunk-by-chunk, a nanopore device unspools a long strand of DNA and reads it all at once. A scientist can isolate DNA and load up a flow cell in fifteen minutes. Nanopore devices work incredibly fast.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Genome engineering and gene therapies that manipulate DNA sequences in cells have driven a biotechnological revolution over the past decade. 1 Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are the leading platform for in vivo gene delivery for the treatment of various human diseases. Engineering adeno-associated virus vectors for gene therapy.

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PLOS: DNA Science

AUGUST 22, 2024

When Crichton died of cancer in 2008, he left behind a staggering trove of research about an eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. ” The explanation continues, and here’s where it ceases to make sense, to anyone who knows anything about DNA, genes, and genomes. The DNA double helix is exquisitely symmetrical.

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Codon

AUGUST 27, 2024

Allison Berke makes the case for real-time DNA sequencing and AI tools to detect pathogens before they spread widely. Reading DNA The first step in detecting a novel pathogen is recognizing it as an anomaly amidst a noisy background of other material. After copying the DNA to form a big pool, each piece is sequenced.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

vii) Changes solely affecting a natural product, a recombinant DNA-derived protein/polypeptide, or a complex or conjugate of a drug substance with a monoclonal antibody for the following: (A) Changes in the virus or adventitious agent removal or inactivation method(s); (B) Changes in the source material or cell line ; and. 4 (FDA Jan.

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Codon

APRIL 28, 2025

While initially overlooked, GFP later revolutionized biology and medicine, earning Shimomura a share of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This was before DNA clones could produce these proteins synthetically, and few researchers were willing to endure the grueling work of collecting and cutting jellyfish. Credit: The Nobel Foundation.

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