Collaborate Disseminate
Mexico is waiting for the United States to provide evidence that shows imported genetically modified corn is safe for human consumption. “In a written submission to a panel of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Mexico, the top buyer of U.S. cor… Continue reading Mexico Argues Glyphosate In GM Corn Is Unsafe For Human Consumption
“The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which selects Nobel laureates in chemistry and physics, last week awarded Dr. Wu its Sjöberg Prize in honor of ‘decisive contributions’ to cancer research,” reports CNN.
Their profile of the oncologist fro… Continue reading Scientists Pursue Cancer Vaccines Tailored to the Genetic Makeup of an Individual’s Tumor
High-capacity DNA data storage “is closer than you think,” Slashdot wrote in 2019.
Now IEEE Spectrum brings an update on where we’re at — and where we’re headed — by a participant in the DNA storage collaboration between Microsoft and the… Continue reading What Happens After Throughput to DNA Storage Drives Surpasses 2 Gbps?
“Something revolutionary is on the horizon…” claims the company’s web site. “Wearable neurotechnology that augments sleep, attention, and ultimately the human experience.”
Or, as Fierce Biotech put it, “A startup emerged from stealth this week with… Continue reading Wearable AI-Powered Neurotech Startup Promises ‘Electric Medicine’ and Wellness Benefits
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki said the company was considering splitting its consumer and therapeutics businesses in an effort to boost its stock price and maintain its listing. From a report: Bloomberg noted that the … Continue reading Struggling 23andMe Is Exploring Splitting the DNA Company In Two
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Biotechnology company Biogen is abandoning Aduhelm, its questionable Alzheimer’s drug that has floundered on the market since its scandal-plagued regulatory approval in 2021 and brow-raising pricin… Continue reading Biogen Dumps Dubious Alzheimer’s Drug After Profit-Killing FDA Scandal
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The first lab-grown freshwater eel meat has been produced, potentially solving a diner’s dilemma. Rampant overfishing has caused eel populations to plummet and prices to soar, but the cultivated ee… Continue reading First Lab-Grown Eel Meat Revealed
According to Neuralink founder Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from the brain-chip startup on Sunday and is recovering well. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk added. Reuters reports: The U.S. Food and Drug Adm… Continue reading Neuralink Implants Brain Chip In First Human
Slashdot reader quonset writes: After decades of study and testing, a potential vaccine for cancer may be on the horizon. Dr. Thomas Wagner, founder of Orbis Health Solutions, is using the body’s own immune system to fight the disease, with each shot p… Continue reading Potential Cancer Vaccine Entering Stage 3 Trials
There’s already a powerful immunotherapy that “involves engineering a patient’s T cells so they recognize and attack cancer cells,” writes one of America’s top cancer hospitals. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center notes that CAR T cell therapy h… Continue reading Cancer Researchers Show CRISPR-Edited CAR T Cells Could Improve Immunotherapy