Researchers identify transcription factors that restore hearing in zebrafish
Certain transcription factors were able to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration and could inform treatments for hearing loss in humans, according to National Institutes of Health researchers. Read More
New mRNA therapy shows promise for ovarian cancer, cachexia: mouse model
Researchers have developed what they contend is a first-of-its-kind messenger RNA (mRNA) therapy for combating ovarian cancer and cachexia, an associated muscle-wasting condition, with promising results from a study of mice. Read More
Federal funding of $2B to support biotechnology and biomanufacturing
The White House announced on Wednesday federal funding of more than $2 billion to advance President Joe Biden’s executive order intended to enable the U.S. to harness the full potential of biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Read More
NIH launches $130M program to boost use of AI in biomedical research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to invest $130 million over four years to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the biomedical and behavioral research communities. Read More
Blocking ion channel improves muscle function, survival in mice with severe DMD
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered that blocking an ion channel increases muscle function and survival in mice with severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disorder that progressively weakens skeletal and heart muscles over time. Read More
Biden appoints Ginkgo Bioworks’ Renee Wegrzyn as 1st director of ARPA-H
President Joe Biden on Monday appointed biologist and former government scientist Renee Wegrzyn, PhD, as the inaugural director of the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Read More
Researchers discover what causes cancer cells to eat proteins
European researchers have identified the molecular pathway that allows cancer cells to start breaking down surrounding proteins as a food source when facing starvation. The discovery has implications for cancer research and treatment. Read More
Biden executive order launches National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
President Joe Biden signed an executive order today that is intended to allow the U.S. to harness the potential of biotechnology and biomanufacturing, according to an announcement by the White House. Read More
Mount Sinai scientists unlock secrets of key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme
Mount Sinai researchers have produced a high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme that is essential to the survival of SARS-CoV-2. The finding could lead to more antivirals to combat current and future coronaviruses, they added. Read More
Swiss scientists unveil ‘intelligent’ microscope using AI
Swiss scientists have automated microscope control for imaging biological events such as cell division all while limiting stress on the sample. The team from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne trained artificial neural networks to detect subtle cell events and use that information to drive changes in microscope acquisition speed. Read More
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