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Levers for Biological Progress

Codon

Molecular biology has only been around for about 80 years, and tools to study biomolecules (such as DNA and RNA sequencing, or proteomics) have only existed for about half of that time. We are in the absolute infancy of molecular and cell biology, and this means there’s a lot of stuff we still don’t understand.

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Condensate biology: advancing drug discovery for complex diseases

Drug Target Review

The aim is to establish condensate biology as a fundamental branch of cell biology – “cell biology 2.0” The underlying biology and processes upon which the company was founded have broad applicability across various human disease areas. Klein notes the importance of Dewpoint’s disease-agnostic approach.

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Cancer metastasis: breakthrough in therapeutic strategies

Drug Target Review

Metastasis is the most lethal attribute of cancer cells and clinical decisions regarding treatment are based largely upon the likelihood of developing metastases. 1 The research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, centres on a cellular chaperone protein called GRP78, responsible for regulating protein folding within cells.

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Women in STEM: An Inspiring Journey with Dr Jo Brewer

Drug Target Review

Can you tell us about your journey in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and the challenges you encountered along the way? It set a precedent with regulators as to what is expected in some instances. When it comes down to cell biology itself, cells can do so many different things.

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Codon Digest: Injected Gene Editors

Codon

This is Codon Digest, a weekly roundup of research papers, news articles, and industry highlights about engineered biology. ” — Samuel Butler , 1878 (* = My picks) AI + Bio Characterizing the interaction conformation between T-cell receptors and epitopes with deep learning. Thanks for skimming. Gungabeesoon J.

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Codon Digest: Vaccine Printer Go Brrrrr!

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Read more at Nature Biotechnology ( Similar paper at Nature Biomedical Engineering.) How to make a cell-penetrating Cas9 protein, and then incubate it with peptides to edit human cells. 2/ Live Long and Prosper, Lil’ Yeasty Boys Yeast cells usually live for about one week. Nature Biomedical Engineering.

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Codon Digest: Vaccine Printer Go Brrrrr!

Codon

Read more at Nature Biotechnology ( Similar paper at Nature Biomedical Engineering.) How to make a cell-penetrating Cas9 protein, and then incubate it with peptides to edit human cells. 2/ Live Long and Prosper, Lil’ Yeasty Boys Yeast cells usually live for about one week. Nature Biomedical Engineering.

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