Annihilating PFAS with an AI-designed enzyme

Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, a team of researchers engineered an enzyme to degrade toxic PFAS molecules — and … More

Curing rare childhood blindness with a special gene therapy

Via a unique regulatory route in the UK, scientists found that a gene therapy restored vision in young kids with … More

On the cusp of a CAR T cell cure for lupus

Exhilarated but cautious, researchers are eager to see if CAR T cell therapy offers a one-time treatment for lupus. Drug … More

3D bioprinting tissues in space to heal people on Earth

Scientists use 3D bioprinting in space to create tissues and organoids that would otherwise be difficult to make in the … More

An in utero stem cell transplant for alpha thalassemia

Alpha thalassemia was once a fatal diagnosis. Now, a clinical trial tests if administering a mother’s stem cells in utero … More

Arming bacteria with diarrhea-fighting nanobodies

By engineering a probiotic with tiny antibodies from alpacas, scientists created a potential new oral tool to treat deadly diarrheal … More

Sniffing out cancer with animal noses

Switching on safer CAR T cell therapy

By activating CAR T cells only in the presence of an antibody switch, Travis Young and his team hope to … More

Treating cancer with a dose of the pox

The live virus in the smallpox vaccine boosts the activity of cancer-killing immune cells for hard-to-treat tumors. Drug Discovery News

No need for a cold chain with these thin films

Most vaccines and biologics must stay cold until ready for use, but new thin film technology stabilizes these therapeutics for … More