US-Austrian arenavirus-based cancer and infectious diseases specialist Hookipa has has filed a prospectus for an US$86M Nasdaq IPO. Read more in european-biotechnology.com
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Momentous global effort enables record-breaking milestone for polio and immunisation. Read more in gavi.org
Israeli researchers have transformed rodent skin cells into the three major stem-cell types that comprise early-stage embryos. Read more in israel21c.org
Council was advised – and misled – by scientists whose links to the GMO industry were not disclosed to the public. Read more in gmwatch.org
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Medtronic Plc’s “artificial pancreas” designed to automatically deliver the right dose of insulin to patients with type 1 diabetes. Read more in scientificamerican.com
A Norwegian tourist has died of rabies after being bitten by a stray dog she rescued from the street in the Philippines. Read more in dailymail.co.uk
Singapore has reported its first case of the rare monkeypox virus brought in by a Nigerian man who authorities said may have been infected by bushmeat he ate at a wedding. Read more in reuters.com
Through the new investigative technique of genetic genealogy — and DNA left behind on a discarded cigarette butt — police have arrested a suspect in the 1994 murder of a 26-year-old mom. Read more in abcnews.go.com
A new study shows that whole genome sequencing—combined with artificial intelligence (AI)—can now be used to diagnose genetic diseases in seriously ill babies in less than 24 hours. Read more in directorsblog.nih.gov
A single-dose infusion of VY-AADC01, an investigational gene therapy, improves motor function and reduces the need for antiparkinsonian medications in advanced Parkinson’s disease patients. Read more in parkinsonsnewstoday.com