Drug Target Review

JULY 23, 2024

Shortly after finishing my studies, I landed my first job in industry working on cell biology research for several disease indications. I carried that appetite for knowledge, coupled with a driven work ethic, through my graduate and post-graduate studies at the University College London.

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New Drug Approvals

JANUARY 9, 2024

As such, it has been proposed that inhibiting CDK7 would provide a potent means of inhibiting cell cycle progression, which may be especially relevant given that there is compelling evidence from gene knockout studies in mice for lack of an absolute requirement for CDK2, CDK4 and CDK6 for the cell cycle at least in most cell types (M alumbres et al.,

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Viral vectors, such as adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), are commonly used to deliver therapeutic genes to cardiac cells. RNA-based therapies, including mRNA and RNA interference (RNAi), are being explored to modulate gene expression in heart cells.

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Broad Institute

OCTOBER 11, 2023

By Allessandra DiCorato October 11, 2023 In 2011, Robert Manguso was working in a cell biology lab when his mother was diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. When I began my PhD I completely switched my focus, and I haven’t looked back,” said Manguso.

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Codon

APRIL 2, 2023

Read A new DNA polymerase variant, called RT-KTq I614Y, can directly detect RNA modifications, including pseudouridine (Ψ) and queuosine (Q). By combining this new variant with standard sequencing methods, it’s possible to identify RNA modifications in a really simple way. Communications Biology. Cell Systems.

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Codon

APRIL 9, 2023

Small snippets of double-stranded RNA were sprayed onto hot pepper plants to control a pest, called Frankliniella occidentalis. The RNA strands shut down a specific gene in the insects, and killed half after 7 days. RNA may offer a safer form of pest control in the future. Nature Chemical Biology. Current Biology.

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Codon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Today, we’re launching Issue 04 with this essay about the future of fertility and in vitro oogenesis — a technology that could soon be used to convert human skin cells into eggs or sperm — by one of its foremost developers. Epigenetic CRISPR tools are targeted to a particular DNA sequence using a guide RNA molecule.

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