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- Peptide-Guided Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA to Neurons Engineers say they have modified lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to not only cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) but also to target specific types of cells, including neurons.
- 👀A sneak peek into the most anticipated #biotech event of the year! Don't miss your chance to hear Nobel laureate, Jennifer Doudna @Doudna_lab discuss the evolution of #CRISPR over the years FREE REGISTRATION: bit.ly/StateofBiotech…
00:00 - CRISPR Technique Effectively Destroys Metastatic Cancer Cells in Living Animal. Read more: ow.ly/qnUl50CWjnq #cancer #oncology #CRISPR
- CRISPR Pioneers Doudna and Charpentier win 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Read more: ow.ly/1gBk50BM7db #crispr #geneediting #nobelprize
- Mechanisms Underlying SARS-CoV-2 Neuroinvasion Discovered. Researchers at @YaleMed have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the central nervous system. Read more: ow.ly/9tmJ50D7sys #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #neuroscience
- Leukemia Immune Evasion Revealed, Antibody Restores T Cell Attack #Leukemia cells evade immune attack via SLAMF6, and by blocking this protein with a new antibody, researchers restored #Tcell function in AML @lunduniversity #antibodies #immunotherapy
- Researchers have modified E. coli to produce chondroitin sulfate, which has been used as a dietary supplement for treating osteoarthritis. Learn more: ow.ly/zBmY50DPvBg
- Scientists in Japan say they have designed the first bottom-up peptides that can form artificial nanopores to identify and enable single molecule-sorting of genetic material in a lipid membrane. Read more: ow.ly/qWHt50GYq2Z #drugdiscovery #nanotechnology
- CAR T Cells Generated In Vivo Reverse Fibrosis, Restore Cardiac Function in Mice with Heart Failure. Learn more: ow.ly/Xl6i50HpJKh
- CRISPR Technique Effectively Destroys Metastatic Cancer Cells in Living Animal. Read more: ow.ly/qnUl50CWjnq #cancer #oncology #CRISPR
- “This is the first study in the world to prove that the #CRISPR genome editing system can be used to treat #cancer effectively in a living animal...” Read more about @peer_lab's findings: ow.ly/t0C650Cqh9E
- Can a bacterial toxin have a healing effect? A team of researchers has found that the toxin α-hemolysin (Hla) from Staphylococcus aureus stimulates tissue regeneration. Learn more: ow.ly/sDbd50BUtT5 #tissueregeneration #drugdiscovery #staph #inflammation
- Experimental Drug Boosts Brain Cell Cleaning to Reverse Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Oral drug therapy resulted in reduced levels of tau protein and protein clumps in two mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more: ow.ly/FLwN50Ew1j7 #neuroscience #alzheimers
