Female scientist working on computer showing microbes and genetics. Regulatory & Industry
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Quantum computing could help tackle some of drug discovery’s most difficult calculations. But better hardware, hybrid workflows, and closer collaboration with pharma will be needed to turn that potential into practical applications.
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A massive cancer drug deal, a new license for gut-targeted drugs, and both regulatory and company-led halts on clinical trials led the news this week.
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Often associated with neurodegenerative disease, amyloid fibrils may also help transport genetic material during fertilization.
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Developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals, the medicine treats a rare condition caused by HPV. The approval paves the way for an era of novel DNA-based medicines.
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Reversing age-related changes in liver cells reduced circulating amyloid beta and cholesterol in rats, revealing a potential new approach to tackling age-related disease.

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Cancer Research News

Fluorescence microscopy of blue DAPI-stained interphase nuclei with paired red and green FISH probe signals detecting IGH translocations in hematological malignancy.
IVDR-certified CytoCell probes for IGH and ATM extend FISH in CLL and myeloma, filling gaps where sequencing turnaround and structural detection fall short
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The multi-omics data on nearly half a million tumor cells showed that even cells with almost identical genetic makeup can show radically different behavior.

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Born to differentiate and heal, mesenchymal stem cells carry great potential for treating a wide spectrum of diseases.
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In a journey fraught with heartache and persistence, medical research giants paved the way for successful bone marrow transplantation. 

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Explore how enzymatic DNA synthesis can support longer, more complex constructs for genome editing, mRNA, and synthetic biology workflows.
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