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Protein folding: Much more intricate than we thought – Chemical & Engineering News

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2017-07-31 NEWS

Chemical & Engineering News

Protein folding: Much more intricate than we thought
Chemical & Engineering News
Although the proteins were small—shorter than 50 amino acids long—the feat was a milestone for synthetic biology. Because many of the designed proteins “are more stable than any comparably sized monomeric proteins in the [Protein Data Base],” the …

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2017-07-31 NEWS

Emory News Center

Using your own stem cells to help your body heal osteoarthritis
Emory News Center
About five years ago, physicians at Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center were among the area’s first health care providers to begin offering regenerative stem cell therapy, a treatment for osteoarthritis and related joint issues that harnesses the

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2017-07-31 NEWS

The Spokesman-Review

Maryland scientists research gene linked to depression
The Spokesman-Review
Lobo’s team was able to use gene therapy, a form of therapy in the early stages of being studied in humans, in the mice to boost the gene’s activity. The mice were exposed to larger, more aggressive mice, which usually causes depressive symptoms. But

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2017-07-31 NEWS

The Conversation AU

Cancer immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda and Opdivo hold hope for some, but there’s still a way to go
The Conversation AU
Nivolumab and pembrolizumab are checkpoint immunotherapy antibodies. They work by blocking barriers (or “checkpoints”) created by cancer cells to protect against attack from the immune system. Remove the barrier and the immune system can destroy the …
Government announces ‘revolutionary’ new cancer drugStarts at 60
Ground breaking win for cancer patientsFinfeed
Opdivo: What Australians need to know about this ‘miracle’ drugInternational Business Times AU

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2017-07-30 NEWS

Verdezyne Groundbreaking Ceremony in Malaysia Commemorates Initiation Of The World’s First Biobased DDDA Plant
PR Newswire (press release)
CARLSBAD, Calif. and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Verdezyne Inc., a synthetic biology company producing biobased chemicals, announced today that a groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 30th for its VerdePalm plant, …