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All you need to know about Gene Therapy
What is Gene Therapy?
Gene therapy is the delivery of a specific gene to correct or treat a disease.
The root of gene therapy can be traced back to the early 1970s when Stanfield Roger proposed that "good DNA" could be used to replace defective DNA in people with genetic
Exploring Drug Modalities: Small Molecules, Biologics, RNA, Cell & Gene Therapy
Multiple different drug modalities are used as therapeutics for the treatment of different diseases or illnesses. In this post, we will look at the different therapeutic modalities that exist in the pharma/biotech world.
Drugs usually fall under 4 different types of modalities:
1) Small molecule
2) Biologics
3) Cell
Can Precision Fermentation together with Synthetic Biology Help to Secure Our Food Systems?
The recent geopolitical tensions and climate change have brought our food system under strain forcing governments to limit exports to protect their citizens. These issues have led to discussions around finding alternative protein sources and ensure food systems are inclusive, efficient and sustainable.
Globally, in 2020, humans consumed 574 million
Synthetic Biology is poised to breath new life into fermentation
Fermentation has been around since the Neolithic age, long before people understood the science behind the process. Today, following the scientific discoveries of French microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who showed how living organisms initiate fermentation, we know why fermentation not only makes food like sourdough bread, kimchi and wine taste better
The rise of plant-based meat
Meat consumption in the United States has increased a staggering 184% between 1961 and 2018!! On an absolute basis, it is reported that the annual meat production increased by over 30 million tons during this time period.
The conflict in Ukraine has caused supply constraints in the corn (used as
A deep dive into the microbiome market landscape
Following on from our previous article, where we covered - what is the microbiome, how it is profiled, challenges and solutions faced and the different sub-segments of the microbiome - Gut Microbiome, Oral Microbiome, Skin Microbiome and Soil Microbiome.
In this article we will do a deep dive into the