Bioscience Today - Issue 35
Bioscience Today
News and insight into the UK's latest medical research and innovation.
Exploring the latest clinical research and medical innovation from across the UK, Bioscience Today - Issue 35 is out now.
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Issue 35 - Top Features
Collaboration, Clustering and Converting
Partnerships between small biotechs and Big Pharma could unlock faster drug development for rare diseases, says Dan Williams, PhD, CEO of SynaptixBio.
Unlocking potential: The impact of CRISPR in organoid research
This exclusive article is by Dr. Ralph Vogelsang, Senior Director of Business Development & Licensing, ERS Genomics.
Conventional drug discovery models, such as animal models or human cell lines, often fail due to their divergence from human biology. In fact, over 90% of drugs tested in animals subsequently fail in human trials.
Bacteria with the personal touch
The trillions of bacteria that call your body home — collectively known as the microbiome — appear to be unique to you like a fingerprint, writes Sarah C.P. Williams.
Vibrating glove helps stroke patients control spasms
After a stroke, survivors often experience uncontrollable spasms that can twist their arms and hands into perpetual fists. The only treatments are expensive, frequently painful injections of botulinum toxin or oral medications so strong they may put patients to sleep. Both offer only temporary relief.