Vaccines are the ultimate cheat code for your immune system—arming it to fight deadly germs before you’re ever in danger.
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Vaccines: Elegant, Powerful, and Lifesaving
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World AIDS Day: Why It Still Matters
December 1 will mark World AIDS Day, a time to spotlight the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS. HIV doesn’t directly kill people—it’s the opportunistic infections that come with a weakened immune system that are deadly.
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Stump the Clumps: Treating Amyloidosis
Amyloid is a protein that builds up in the liver, spleen, and other tissues. When amyloid folds incorrectly, the protein sticks together and forms fibrous deposits in and around cells, causing amyloidosis. Fortunately, affected patients are benefitting from new, cutting-edge treatment options.
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Special Delivery: Gene Therapy Vectors
There are two broad approaches to gene therapy treatment, in vivo and ex vivo, and each relies on a different gene vector to get the job done. Let’s take a closer look.
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Branches of Biotechnology
Biotechnology uses living organisms or their components to address many of our largest global challenges in healthcare, agriculture, the environment, and industry.
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Biotech vs. Biopharma: Understanding the Differences
Biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and biopharmaceuticals: these terms and abbreviations (biotech, pharma, and biopharma, respectively) are everywhere in today’s lexicon. However, which aspect of research does each term refer to, and more importantly, how are they different?
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AI Boosts Biologic Breakthroughs
The biopharmaceutical landscape is rapidly expanding at a CAGR of 12.5%, with its market value set to rise from USD 333.09 billion in 2022 to USD 856.1 billion by 2030.
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The Evolution of SMA Care
Despite the limited treatment options available, recent biological and technological advancements have sparked new hope, opening up novel opportunities for treatment and care.
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RNA Therapeutics: A Focus on Antisense
Unlock the potential of antisense technology. Discover how RNA therapeutics can target previously ‘undruggable’ molecules for effective manipulation.
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Epigenetics: Rewriting the Future of Aging
The field of epigenetics is progressing quickly, presenting a novel and exciting approach for precision medicine by altering gene expression with high precision and reversibility without changing the underlying DNA sequence.
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