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Scaling Phage Therapy

Codon

doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-048 The Virus that Cures It’s been over 25 years since the science magazine Discover first ran an extraordinary article about how a long-forgotten medical treatment, used in the former Soviet country of Georgia, could save us from the growing threat of untreatable, drug-resistant infections.

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Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s “Eruption” is Riveting, but with a Shaky Genetic Foundation

PLOS: DNA Science

The Genetic Explanation Doesn’t Work The narrative returns to the present. TMV is a common pathogen used in early molecular biology research. As he trekked around the botanical gardens, he killed every living thing that he touched, including the canary-in-the-coal-mine banyan trees and himself. BUT WAIT!!!

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Breaking the Speed Limit on Cell Division

Codon

One could speculate that placing these cell-splitting genes near the origin might ensure they are always present at an adequate concentration to split cells and thus speed up cell division. The researchers chose to discard genes that encode virus-sensing machinery because the cells would be grown in a sterile laboratory environment.

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Enhancing gene therapy with Circio

Drug Target Review

There are siRNAs in clinical development for liver-associated AATD, but there are no approved therapeutics available and presently the only treatment option is liver transplantation. Dr Wiklund holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from Aarhus University, Denmark, and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.

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Alpaca nanobodies potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants

The Pharma Data

Using electron cryo-microscopy, the researchers found that Fu2 naturally binds to two separate sites on the viral spike, thus inhibiting the virus’ ability to enter the host cell.

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Codon Digest: Seeing Colors After Gene Therapy

Codon

“The first printout of the human genome to be presented as a series of books, displayed in the 'Medicine Now' room at the Wellcome Collection, London. ” Wellcome Collection , London I wrapped up my series on “30 Days of Great Biology Papers.” ” The tool was crafted with a virus, called GIL16.

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Codon Digest: Seeing Colors After Gene Therapy

Codon

“The first printout of the human genome to be presented as a series of books, displayed in the 'Medicine Now' room at the Wellcome Collection, London. ” Wellcome Collection , London I wrapped up my series on “30 Days of Great Biology Papers.” ” The tool was crafted with a virus, called GIL16.