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Altasciences at ASGCT 2025: An Open Forum for All Things Gene and Cell Therapy | By Kaylyn Koenig

Alta Sciences

What started 28 years ago as a meeting for academic researchers has evolved into a dynamic, cross-disciplinary hub for the entire cell and gene therapy ecosystem. Over just a few short days, I connected with researchers, sponsors, and partners to talk shop: industry trends, regulatory shifts, and scientific advances.

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Case study: gget’s new Open Target module

The Open Targets Blog

This blog post is part of a series that will explore applications and expansions of the Open Targets informatics ecosystem, particularly the Open Targets Platform and Open Targets Genetics through conversations with our users. The gget opentargets module plays a key role in enabling researchers to interpret the identified variants.

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Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference

addgene Blog

In the research world, there is a myriad of tools this could be applied to. However, RNA interference (RNAi) remains steadfast in the background, a handy “oldie” as you might say. An oldie but a goodie — a phrase used to refer to something that has fallen out of fashion but is still useful and most importantly, effective.

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Optical density and absorbance measurements | BMG LABTECH

BMG Labtech

Absorbance measurements, often referred to as light absorbance, are so versatile and widespread that they are one of the first techniques many life science researchers encounter in a practical setting. In this blog, we examine the utility of absorbance and optical density measurements, including examples where microplate readers can help.

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Twist Bioscience

Human Comprehensive Exome Human Core Exome Human Methylome Panel Human RefSeq Panel Mitochondrial Panel Mouse Exome Panel Respiratory Virus Research Panel Comprehensive Viral Research Panel Twist's Whole Exome Library Preparation Workflow.

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The Vital Role of Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Pathways Early Phase Unit, Worldwide Clinical Trials

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

This blog provides an overview of key biomarkers for five major neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimers disease (AD), Parkinsons disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), and Huntingtons disease (HD).

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What Makes a Mature Science

Codon

There's a sharp divide between "impressionistic" research that deals with simple predictions and abstract nouns (merely documenting effects and phenomena) and “mechanical research” that attempts to model what we observe in terms of rules and entities. Drunk Cats and Second-Order Effects Most video games are abstract.