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Your complete guide to the microbiome: What is it, how is it profiled, what factors affect it and current challenges & potential solutions

Your complete guide to the microbiome: What is it, how is it profiled, what factors affect it and current challenges & potential solutions

What is the Microbiome? A microbiome is a community of microbial organisms living in a given environment. For example, the microbiome in the gut (Gut Microbiome), consists of a community of microbes that play important roles in multiple biological processes such as digestion, immunity, mental health, and other aspects of

What we were reading this week: How synthetic biology and biosensors can be exploited for water contaminant monitoring

What we were reading this week: How synthetic biology and biosensors can be exploited for water contaminant monitoring

The rapidly growing field of synthetic biology has the potential to transform many aspects of society. This review paper looked at different synthetic biology strategies that can be exploited for water monitoring, specifically focusing on the use of biosensors for detection of contaminants in the water. > As mentioned in

mRNA, RNA Vaccine, RNA technol

2 companies innovating to overcome the short half-life of mRNA: is self-amplifying or endless RNA the future of mRNA vaccines?

Given the incredible growth in mRNA vaccines, it is no surprise that companies are trying to improve this technology. mRNA technology came to the forefront in 2020 with the widespread use of mRNA vaccines for protection against the SARS-CoV2 virus. Just like any other technology, mRNA technology has its drawbacks.

DNA, RNA, mRNA, LNP, Delivery technology

What we were reading this week: The search for new delivery vehicles for RNA/DNA therapeutics & vaccines heats up

Current offerings This article covers the bottlenecks faced by mRNA vaccines such as supply chain requirements and rapid degradation leading to limited-expression and efficacy. This can be addressed efficiently by more stable DNA vaccines thus not requiring cold chain handling and allowing for prolonged-expression which should improve the efficacy and

Your guide to the current and future applications of DNA Sequencing

Your guide to the current and future applications of DNA Sequencing

In continuation from the previous article that explained the basics of DNA, DNA sequencing, and discussed three different sequencing technologies on the market, you can read the article here. In this article, we will focus on some of the current and future applications for DNA sequencing. Consumer applications Sequencing has

Your guide to mRNA vaccines: What is RNA, mRNA and how mRNA vaccines work?

Your guide to mRNA vaccines: What is RNA, mRNA and how mRNA vaccines work?

In this article, we will focus on the basics of RNA, mRNA, and how mRNA vaccines work. Let's begin, shall we? What are RNA and mRNA? DNA (You can refer to our previous article to understand DNA better) is the genetic material of most organisms on Earth. They

A quick overview of DNA and DNA sequencing - ILMN, PACB and ONT

A quick overview of DNA and DNA sequencing - ILMN, PACB and ONT

In this article, we will focus on the basics of DNA and DNA sequencing by looking at the three different sequencing technologies on the market. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the instruction set for all living organisms. DNA is made up of building blocks called nucleotides. There are four of