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Global advances in synthetic biology

Drug Discovery World

The rapidly growing area of synthetic biology – including molecular biology, biotechnology, biophysics, and genetic engineering – is having a marked impact on the drug discovery landscape. In the UK, work being carried out at Imperial College 4 has seen the engineering of designer cells which could help advance treatment for disease. .

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Cave Coronavirus in Wuhan Lab Seeded COVID – The Truth Has Always Been Out There, in the Genetics

PLOS: DNA Science

Experiments at the Wuhan facility were done at the lowest two of the four standard biosafety levels, which were established at the dawn of recombinant DNA research in the 1970s. And a change to one specific part of the virus enabled it to locate and glom onto our cells, then slip inside and take over the protein production line.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

Drug Discovery World

Ahead of protein and antibody engineering conference PEGS Europe 2024 in Lisbon, DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at what to expect from each track of the annual biologics technology meeting. Klaus Wagenbauer, PhD, Founder & CEO, Plectonic, on: ‘Programmable DNA-origami-based T cell engagers: PTE’.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 3

Drug Discovery World

Ahead of protein and antibody engineering conference PEGS Europe 2024 in Lisbon, DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at what to expect from each track of the annual biologics technology meeting. Ali Madani, PhD, Founder and CEO, Profluent Bio, on: ‘Protein engineering with large language models’.

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Messenger RNAs with multiple “tails” could lead to more effective therapeutics

Broad Institute

Messenger RNAs with multiple “tails” could lead to more effective therapeutics By Corie Lok March 22, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Messenger RNAs with multiple “tails” could lead to more effective therapeutics Scientists have engineered long lasting mRNAs that increased therapeutic protein production in cells and animals.

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Reflecting on PEGS Europe 2023 

Drug Discovery World

Next-generation immunotherapies In the session focused on cell-based immunotherapies, Steven Quistad, Senior Applications Scientist, DNA Script, presented on how to rapidly assemble genes in a laboratory using automated enzymatic oligo synthesis. To demonstrate the utility of the company’s SYNTAX system in gene assembly, the 1.7

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Article FDA Thank You Draft guidance on potency assays for CGT products garners extensive stakeholder input

Agency IQ

Cell-based assays , while more complex to develop and use, offer another option for characterizing product activity at a slightly higher level, allowing sponsors to measure the further downstream effects of products (e.g., morphological cell changes or alterations in protein production or expression).