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The Dawn of Molecular Genetics: A Glimpse of History in a Textbook from 1952

PLOS: DNA Science

Treasure from 1952, Just Before Watson and Crick’s Paper A pile of old biology books to me is like a toy store to a child. I went to Shaun’s the next morning, flipped through a few books, and without hesitation loaded them all into the trunk of my car. Published by W.H. Beautiful black and white sketches adorn the pages.

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Scientific workflow for hypothesis testing in drug discovery: Part 2 of 3

Drug Target Review

Raminderpal earned his PhD in semiconductor modelling in 1997 and has published several papers and two books and has twelve issued patents. He was also Vice President and Head of the Microbiome Division at Eagle Genomics Ltd, in Cambridge.

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Scientific workflow for hypothesis testing in drug discovery: Part 1

Drug Target Review

He has published several papers and two books and has twelve issued patents. Based in South Africa, she has worked extensively with international biotech companies, specialising in therapeutic development for aging-related diseases and complex conditions such as glioblastoma and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD).

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Orthopedics Market: Rising Burden of Orthopedic Diseases in Developed Countries to Drive the Market

The Pharma Data

Rise in surgical practices pertaining to musculoskeletal systems such as healing of fractures and disease is expanding the growth of the orthopedics market. The orthopedics market has evolved on the back of the increasing focus of healthcare systems on the prevention of musculoskeletal diseases in aging population.

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Debunking 3 Common Schizophrenia Myths

Olympian Clinical Research

The disease is more common than many may realize, with approximately 2.6 Like many other mental illnesses, Schizophrenia – when portrayed in TV, movies, or even books – is often misrepresented, and the effects are incredibly damaging to the men and women who are struggling daily with the condition. .

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Topical Gene Therapy FDA-Approved for Severe Skin Disease, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

PLOS: DNA Science

My now decade-old book The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy who Saved It , told the stories of children who had received one-time deliveries of working copies of genes, to compensate for their mutations. Peter Marinkovich, MD, director of the Blistering Disease Clinic at Stanford Health Care, calls DEB a devastating disease.

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Gannex Appoints Former Takeda Head of Liver Disease Clinical Development Melissa Palmer, MD as Chief Medical Officer

The Pharma Data

Prior to joining Gannex, Dr. Palmer was Head of Liver Disease Clinical Development at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. She has also held senior leadership positions at Shire Pharmaceuticals and Kadmon Corporation, where she was in charge of the global development of NASH and other liver disease programs.