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Viral Vectors
Viral vectors are tools commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic material into cells. This process can be performed inside a living organism or in cell culture. Viruses have evolved specialized molecular mechanisms to efficiently transport their genomes inside the cells they infect.
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SEP 29, 2022Cancer
SEP 29, 2022How customers and R&D scientists came together across oceans and a pandemic to create a next-gen cell therapy soluti ...Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher ScientificJUL 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
JUL 31, 2022DNA was characterized in 1953, and shortly after, the nature of the genetic code was revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2022Coronavirus
JUN 02, 2022As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
MAY 28, 2022Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2022Health & Medicine
APR 19, 2022The Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) is a project conceived over 10 years ago to study vaccine side effects. Back then ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
FEB 21, 2022Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2022Health & Medicine
JAN 20, 2022After reviewing data, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concludes there is a likely causal relationship between the UK ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
JAN 19, 2022The CRISPR gene editing tool is often used with an enzyme called Cas9, which targets and cuts genomic DNA. While this te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2022Health & Medicine
JAN 01, 2022Novavax, a Maryland-based biotechnology company, gets approval for its more traditional protein-subunit COVID-19 vaccine ...Written By: Alexandria BassDEC 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 12, 2021With gene therapy demonstrating an enormous potential to treat a wide range of diseases, Cyagen has added a range of gen ...Sponsored By: CyagenOCT 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
OCT 18, 2021For decades, scientists have been trying to find ways to cure disorders that can be traced back to an error in one gene. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
SEP 26, 2021Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2021Cardiology
SEP 22, 2021For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
JUL 01, 2021This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
JUN 21, 2021Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Microbiology
JUN 07, 2021Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
MAY 11, 2021Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
APR 04, 2021While this approach was tested on models of eye disorders, prelimary work suggested it also has potential as a dementia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2021Plants & Animals
MAR 22, 2021While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
MAR 18, 2021Genetic diseases arise from inborn errors in gene sequences, and researchers have long sought ways to correct those erro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2021Immunology
MAR 16, 2021One of the most remarkable features of the immune system is its ability to “remember” past encounters with p ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
FEB 08, 2021With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Immunology
DEC 29, 2020Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 18, 2020Microbiology
NOV 18, 2020Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2022
Cancer
SEP 29, 2022
How customers and R&D scientists came together across oceans and a pandemic to create a next-gen cell therapy soluti
...
Sponsored By:
Thermo Fisher Scientific
JUL 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 31, 2022
DNA was characterized in 1953, and shortly after, the nature of the genetic code was revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2022
Coronavirus
JUN 02, 2022
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 28, 2022
Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
APR 19, 2022
The Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) is a project conceived over 10 years ago to study vaccine side effects. Back then
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
FEB 21, 2022
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
JAN 20, 2022
After reviewing data, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concludes there is a likely causal relationship between the UK
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 19, 2022
The CRISPR gene editing tool is often used with an enzyme called Cas9, which targets and cuts genomic DNA. While this te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2022
Health & Medicine
JAN 01, 2022
Novavax, a Maryland-based biotechnology company, gets approval for its more traditional protein-subunit COVID-19 vaccine
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 12, 2021
With gene therapy demonstrating an enormous potential to treat a wide range of diseases, Cyagen has added a range of gen
...
Sponsored By:
Cyagen
OCT 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 18, 2021
For decades, scientists have been trying to find ways to cure disorders that can be traced back to an error in one gene.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 26, 2021
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2021
Cardiology
SEP 22, 2021
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
JUL 01, 2021
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
JUN 21, 2021
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Microbiology
JUN 07, 2021
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 11, 2021
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
APR 04, 2021
While this approach was tested on models of eye disorders, prelimary work suggested it also has potential as a dementia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
MAR 22, 2021
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 18, 2021
Genetic diseases arise from inborn errors in gene sequences, and researchers have long sought ways to correct those erro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2021
Immunology
MAR 16, 2021
One of the most remarkable features of the immune system is its ability to “remember” past encounters with p
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
FEB 08, 2021
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Immunology
DEC 29, 2020
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 18, 2020
Microbiology
NOV 18, 2020
Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch