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Newpath is guided by the ethos: “Do the right thing and good things will happen.”
Known as the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, it spent eight years replicating experiments from high-impact cancer biology papers published between 2010 and 2012.
In what is sure to create widespread skepticism — or enthusiasm, a study published in Nature Aging found that use of erectile dysfunction medication Viagra was associated with a 69% lower incidence of Alzheimer’s disease.
Called “blastoids,” the alternative embryo-like structures are grown for up to 13 days in the lab for use in different types of studies on the behavior of human embryos.
IDRI is working with a newly-formed consortium to develop a next-gen COVID-19 vaccine that will be stable at routine temperatures and that may be able to confer immunity for a longer duration.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
Parkinson’s disease has been immensely challenging for biotech companies. A high rate of late-stage attrition in trials has led to a lack of approved therapies for the disease.
Scientists who built xenobots have discovered that the very same organisms they made in 2020 have the ability to create new versions of themselves by banding together.
A preprint in bioRxiv from Penn State showed SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 33% (94) of the 283 white-tailed deer tested in Iowa between November 23, 2020 and January 10, 2021.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones from this week.
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