SEC charges ex-Sangamo exec with insider trading | Digital Science
The SEC has charged former Sangamo BioSciences executive Winson Tang with insider trading. Tang is accused of telling a friend about a 2014 agreement between…
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How rabies virus moves through nerve cells, and how it might be stopped |…
To successfully infect its host, the rabies virus must move from the nerve ending to the nerve cell body where it can replicate. In a study published July 20 in…
Zai Lab cans ex-GlaxoSmithKline eczema drug after phase 2 flop | Digital…
Zai Lab has stopped development of a treatment for atopic dermatitis after it failed to beat placebo in a phase 2a trial. The Shanghai-based biotech licensed…
Genetic analysis of Florida’s invasive pythons reveals a tangled family…
A new genetic analysis of invasive pythons captured across South Florida finds the big constrictors are closely related to one another. In fact, most of them…
Merck KGaA, GlucoMe to pilot remote, digital diabetes care in Vietnam |…
Merck KGaA has tapped digital diabetes platform provider GlucoMe for a pilot collaboration in several hospitals across Vietnam, comparing its system to the…
High-throughput fluorescence assay for monitoring Cas9 activity | Digital…
Sandia National Laboratories inhibitor search team scientists Kyle Seamon, left, and Edwin Saada hold stacks of 384-well plates used to search for…
Renovia raises $42M to fund digital health solutions for pelvic floor…
Digital therapeutics company Renovia has raised $42.3 million in new financing for its diagnostic and therapy devices for women with pelvic floor disorders…
Senate approves $2B boost for NIH in $850B+ spending bill | Digital Science
For the fourth year in a row, the Senate has approved a significant increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health. The $2 billion boost raises…
Unraveling the mysteries of drug resistance in melanoma with CRISPR-Cas9 |…
About half of melanoma patients have mutations in BRAF genes, which can be addressed with drugs like Roche’s Zelboraf. But many patients eventually grow…
EPA Lag in Cellulosic Ethanol Approvals Hurting Rural America | Digital…
In comments filed to the EPA August 17 on the 2019 proposed volumes for the renewable fuel standard, BIO urged the agency to “seize the opportunity afforded by…