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Revolutionary nanoparticles enable gene-editing in lungs

Drug Target Review

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass), US, have collaborated to create a novel type of nanoparticle that can deliver messenger RNA that encodes for beneficial proteins to the lungs.

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Personalised mRNA cancer vaccine prolongs survival in melanoma

Drug Discovery World

According to Sullivan, a technical limitation of the neoantigen vaccine approach is that it is based on DNA and RNA sequencing of tumour tissue, therefore it may not be applicable to patients with earlier-stage disease, whose tumours may be smaller and not provide enough tissue.

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Eclectic Genomics: Cat Flu, Dolphin Adaptation to Climate Change, Predicting Cancer, and Diagnosing Rare Disease

PLOS: DNA Science

Genomics applies to all species, revealing evolution in action, because we all use the same genetic code – that is, the correspondence between DNA sequences and the amino acid sequences of proteins. Cats and Bird Flu Comparing DNA sequences is a little like linguistic research that connects languages.

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#ScienceSaturday: May 4, 2024

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Later, she developed an interest in the RNA world, specifically focusing on alternative splicing and its correlation with neuron cell properties within and across cell types. Her undergraduate research focused on lipid metabolism of NASH at UCSD Medical School and DNA breakage and repair mechanism at Scripps Research.

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A close research partnership with African scientists helps solve the mystery of malaria-like illnesses

Broad Institute

First author Zoë Levine is an MD-PhD candidate at Harvard Medical School and graduate student in the lab of Pardis Sabeti at the Broad. Tags: Infectious Disease DNA sequencing RNA sequencing Investigating the etiologies of non-malarial febrile illness in Senegal using metagenomic sequencing. Nature Communications.

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Women in STEM with Charlotte Owens

Drug Target Review

After medical school and residency I decided to dedicate my life to women and specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology. I graduated with my BS in physiology and later attended the University of Michigan Medical School.

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Targeting the immunotherapy potential of cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 with new advancements in protein engineering

Drug Target Review

Delivery of therapy is being evaluated through injections of DNA and RNA encoding IL-12, viral vectors, and other exploratory platforms designed to bring IL-12 in close proximity to the tumour and avoid excessive IL-12 in systemic circulation.