Top news of the week: 16.10.2023.
Monkey Lives for Two Years With Gene-Hacked Pig Kidney
The pig was actually a miniature pig, which was engineered with nearly 70 gene edits, including the addition of human DNA.
The Business Schools Looking To Fix Healthcare
Business schools are tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges, and healthcare is high on the list.
'Extraordinary milestone' as monkey with pig's kidney lives for two years
In the UK alone, more than 5,000 people are waiting for a kidney - the study gives extra encouragement that humans could one day live long-term with a modified animal organ.
New Synthetic Horseshoe Crab Blood Could Mean Pharma Won’t Bleed the Species Dry
The “living fossils” have been vital for testing intravenous drugs, but a few large pharmaceutical companies are using a lab-made compound instead
New synthetic horseshoe crab blood alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry
If you have ever gotten a vaccine or received an intravenous drug and did not come down with a potentially life-threatening fever, you can thank a horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wants to tap ‘Chinese science’ as the drug company looks for a new target after COVID
Bourla hopes to bring the same speed in developing a COVID vaccine to discovering new cancer treatments.
Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won’t bleed this unique species dry
Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast. Can regulators balance the needs of humans and nature?
Clinical indicators combined with S100A12/TLR2 signaling molecules to establish a new scoring model for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease
Coronary artery lesions (CALs) are the most common and serious complication of Kawasaki disease (KD), and the pathogenesis is unknown. Exploring KD-specific biomarkers and related risk ...