Codon

MARCH 24, 2024

In the case of semaglutide, those cells are Saccharomyces cerevisiae— also known as Baker’s yeast — engineered to secrete a peptide precursor that is later purified, chemically modified, packaged into an injectable or tablet form, and then shipped around the world. Continuing this method may not scale.

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Codon

OCTOBER 27, 2024

In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed an initiative called the End TB Strategy , aimed at reducing cases by 80 percent, deaths by 90 percent, and diagnostic/treatment costs by 100 percent by 2030. tuberculosis known as rpoB , which codes for part of its RNA polymerase.

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Codon

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Because of PEPFAR’s effectiveness, the United Nations (UN) set an ambitious goal in 2022 to end HIV transmission and eliminate AIDS-related deaths by 2030. Since zidovudine failed to interfere with DNA-to-DNA replication, Ostertag wondered if it could block RNA-to-DNA replication instead. While the U.S.

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