Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

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ER-Negative Breast Cancer Risk Linked with Blood Levels of Two PFAS Forever Chemicals Researchers say to their knowledge the study represents the largest study to date of PFAS exposure and #breastcancer incidence, particularly for ER-tumors @NIH #PFAS hubs.li/Q04DM1Kx0

HIV-Blocking Antibody Shows Promise, but Resistant Strains Break Through A new study finds that the VRC01 antibody initially protects against #HIV infection, but resistant strains can cause breakthrough infections @fredhutch #antibodies #infectiousdisease hubs.li/Q04DNwPS0

Don't Miss Out! Lock Down the Critical Factors in Oligo and Oligo-Conjugate Characterization with Stunner and Honeybun Register for this FREE webinar sponsored by @unchainedlabs: hubs.li/Q04B7KdB0

Novartis Confirms Nine Cases of Tumors in Children Treated with Gene Therapy Zolgensma @Novartis has confirmed nine instances in which #tumors have developed in children treated with its marketed spinal muscular atrophy #genetherapy Zolgensma® #GENEdge hubs.li/Q04DLYQn0

Detecting Alzheimer’s Biomarkers at Femtogram Sensitivity in Blood Femtogram-sensitive simple plex ultra-sensitive assays enable precise blood-based #neurodegeneration #biomarker quantification. Sponsored by @RnDSystems by @biotechne hubs.li/Q04Dj0mY0

Suspended Vials Help Optimize Continuous Freeze-Drying Suspended vials and modeling with a digital twin can support fully autonomous and continuous freeze-drying @argonne @MIT #NextGEN #bioprocessing #lyophilization hubs.li/Q04DCDfb0

Standardized Apheresis Processes Would Help Cell Therapy Sector Differing apheresis practices at collection sites have a significant impact on samples and, therefore, the quality of cell therapy materials @AABB #NextGEN #apheresis #celltherapy hubs.li/Q04DCS-50

Small Bioprocess Monitoring Hits the Goldilocks Zone Miniaturized biocapacitance monitor hits the Goldilocks zone for small bioprocess monitors @ost_fh @ZHAW #NextGEN #bioprocessing #bioreactor #cellcount hubs.li/Q04DCRtP0

Expanding the Possibilities of Next-Generation Sequencing Sequencing by expansion and Roche’s AXELIOS 1 platform introduce a new approach to single-molecule sequencing, designed to give flexibility across sequencing workflows Sponsored by @Roche hubs.li/Q04DhNgW0

Greener Biomanufacturing Starts Beyond the Bioreactor Bioprocess modeling reveals how facility design and continuous manufacturing can reduce monoclonal antibody production emissions @NIIMBL #NextGEN #biopharma #bioreactor #mAbs hubs.li/Q04DCMkR0

Free webinar! In this 12/3 GEN webinar, we'll trace the foundational discoveries that shaped organoid technology as a new approach methodology (NAM), while highlighting pioneering contributions and contemporary advances. Register: hubs.li/Q04Cp2M80 @CorningLifeSci

Where DNA Copying Fails Can Decide How Cancer Cells Respond to PARP Inhibitors @nyugrossman researchers found that DNA-copying problems at a small set of chromosome sites can determine how #cancercells respond to PARP inhibitors #CRISPR #anticancerdrugs hubs.li/Q04DBh6v0

Interview: From Measuring Biology to Resolving Biology with Karl Bradshaw Metabolon’s Karl Bradshaw on multiomics, distributed science, and turning biological data into understanding. Sponsored by @Metabolon hubs.li/Q04Dw3tk0

Bird Flu Vaccine Developed Using AI Outperforms Current Stockpiled Vaccines in Preclinical Tests The DVX-panH5Nx was designed to remain effective across a wide range of existing and future H5Nx variants @Cambridge_Uni #DIOSynVax #fluvaccine #AI #RNAvirus hubs.li/Q04DB8jC0

New webinar! Webinar attendees will learn how integrating spatial single-cell proteomics by IMC with multiomics and AI identifies therapy-resistant cell populations and prognostic tumor ecosystems. Register for this FREE Webinar: hubs.li/Q04CV5nJ0 @Standard_BioT

Gene That Preserves Bone Stem Cell Supply Throughout Life Identified Researchers say findings establish HOX genes as potential therapeutic targets for enhancing #boneregeneration @PhilippLeuchtMD @nyulangone #stemcell #skeletaldevelopment hubs.li/Q04Drv0R0

Don't Miss Out! Beyond Binder Design: AI Agents and Foundation Models for Biologics Development Register for this FREE webinar sponsored by @AsimovBio: hubs.li/Q04CnD-90 #AI #CellLineDevelopment #GeneticServices

Multiomic Human Glioblastoma Cell Atlas Could Act as Compass to Guide Future Treatment Approaches The #cancercells organize themselves according to a consistent, predictable structural pattern across different patients @sangerinstitute @embl #glioblastoma hubs.li/Q04Drsk70

New Webinar! Single-Cell Multiomics: Phenotypic Plasticity in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis Register for this FREE webinar sponsored by @10xGenomics: hubs.li/Q04Dlh4t0 #ColorectalCancer #Metastasis #Multiomics