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The Era Of Healthier Produce Thanks To Science Is Just Getting Started

Fruits and veggies are nature’s gift to humanity. Chock full of vitamins, delicious and colorful, they deserve a starring role in our…

6 min read6 days ago

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The Era Of Healthier Produce Thanks To Science Is Just Getting Started

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How Animals Are Inspiring Potentially Life-Saving Human Medicines

Bats have been maligned throughout human history. For centuries, our ancestors believed they carried sinister powers, while in the past…

6 min readApr 8, 2024

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How Animals Are Inspiring Potentially Life-Saving Human Medicines

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The Holy Grail Of Using Pig Organs To Save Lives Is Making Progress

Renowned liver transplant physician Robert Brown has a quip about xenotransplantation, the tricky science of making animal organs…

6 min readFeb 13, 2024

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The Holy Grail Of Using Pig Organs To Save Lives Is Making Progress

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Verified Carbon Removals Could Restore Trust In Carbon Credits

Over the past year, it has become increasingly apparent that the carbon credits market needs a major overhaul.

6 min readFeb 8, 2024

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Verified Carbon Removals Could Restore Trust In Carbon Credits

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Five Nobel-Winning Discoveries That Birthed New Medicines

Last week marked the historic Food and Drug Administration approval of the first CRISPR therapy. It’s a one-time treatment for patients…

6 min readJan 9, 2024

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Five Nobel-Winning Discoveries That Birthed New Medicines

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Nobel Winner Drew Weissman Shares 7 Insights On Future mRNA Breakthroughs

If you, like me, are among the several billion people who received an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, we have benefited from one of the greatest…

6 min readNov 24, 2023

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Nobel Winner Drew Weissman Shares 7 Insights On Future mRNA Breakthroughs

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Why The Next Blockbuster Therapy May Come Out Of Singapore

Back in 2000, the government of Singapore announced that it was investing in the life sciences as the ‘fourth pillar’ of the state economy…

4 min readNov 10, 2023

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Why The Next Blockbuster Therapy May Come Out Of Singapore

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Phage Therapy To Defeat Superbugs Is Taking Off

The patient was a healthy 30-year-old woman who had survived a nightmarish terrorist attack. Shrapnel in her leg left her vulnerable to…

7 min readSep 25, 2023

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Phage Therapy To Defeat Superbugs Is Taking Off

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Novel Approaches To Treat Parkinson’s Disease May Signal A Turning Point

In late 2018, Japanese neurosurgeons at Kyoto University Hospital implanted reprogrammed stem cells into the brain of a patient with…

7 min readSep 4, 2023

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Novel Approaches To Treat Parkinson’s Disease May Signal A Turning Point

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The Critical Fix We Need To Rebuild Our Broken Antibiotic Pipeline

Recently, a Ukrainian soldier in his 50s suffered terrible burns in a vehicle fire. After he was transported to a U.S. military hospital in…

8 min readAug 15, 2023

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The Critical Fix We Need To Rebuild Our Broken Antibiotic Pipeline

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Leaps by Bayer

Leaps by Bayer invests in paradigm-shifting advances in the life sciences — breakthroughs that could change the world for the better. https://leaps.bayer.com/

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