• Marker Discovered Signaling Squamous Cell Skin Cancer About To Spread

    Bio-IT World | Researchers have found that dyskerin, a protein that provides stability to non-coding small nucleolar RNAs, signals when cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas are preparing to metastasize by migrating to the lymph nodes. Because these cancer cells temporarily stop consuming glucose and instead feed on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol molecules, the new marker may be a promising candidate for treatments involving lipid metabolism inhibitors.

    Mar 15, 2023

  • Spatial Biology Poised for Explosion by 2027

    Bio-IT World | Spatial biology is poised for an explosion in the next few years, said Colin Enderlein, a principle at DeciBio Consulting. Speaking in San Diego at the Molecular and Precision Med Tri-Con, Enderlein shared the results of DeciBio’s recent market report on the space.

    Mar 14, 2023

  • Craig Venter on Genomics’ Past and Precision Medicine’s Future

    Bio-IT World | Kevin Davies and Craig Venter sat down together to celebrate thirty years of the Molecular and Precision Med Tri-Con this week in San Diego on Monday night. Davies—the founding editor of Bio-IT World—gave a guided tour of human genomic research and sequencing since 1991 with Venter offering first person color commentary along the way.

    Mar 9, 2023

  • New Telomere Measuring Method Addressing Limitations Of Current Options

    Bio-IT World | A research collaboration led by led by Duke-NUS Medical School and National Heart Centre Singapore has set the stage for telomere measurement to one day be added to the list of clinical-grade methods for assessing biological aging. The focus is on rapid and precise measurement of individual telomeres using a technique that employs “telobaits” that latch onto the ends of telomeres in large pools of DNA fragments.

    Mar 8, 2023

  • Pharma-Diagnostics Lockstep: How Two Industries Can Work Together for Precision Medicine

    Bio-IT World | Sarah Hersey, VP of Precision Medicine at Bristol Myers Squibb, gave a balanced view of the challenges and opportunities facing precision medicine in her keynote address at the Molecular & Precision Medicine Tri-Conference in San Diego this week. After her presentation she was joined by others in the space to talk about the future for diagnostics and precision medicine.

    Mar 7, 2023