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Bluish-grey circles of fuzzy mold grow in a Petri dish.
How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production
Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug.
How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production
How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug.

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug.

Drug Discovery & Development

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Sapient Partners with Rancho BioSciences to Accelerate the Next Generation of its Human Biology Database
Sapient Bioanalytics | Nov 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Infrastructure expansion will enable rapid ingestion, homogenization of new multi-omics and real-world data for accelerated delivery of multidimensional insights to inform drug development
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Stay on Target: Overcoming Challenges in Precision Drug Delivery
The Scientist and Taconic | Oct 24, 2024 | 1 min read
Explore how on-target precision therapies improve patient outcomes and drug tolerability.
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Genetically Engineered Parasites Smuggle Therapeutics into the Brain
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Oct 23, 2024 | 4 min read
Scientists modified Toxoplasma gondii to deliver a potential Rett Syndrome therapeutic to the mouse brain. 
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Targeting Protein Isoforms to Develop Safer Opioids
Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, PhD | Oct 23, 2024 | 4 min read
Inhibiting a protein isoform in the spinal cord alongside morphine improves the opioid’s pain-relieving properties without increasing unwanted side effects.
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The Promise of RNAi Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Disease Treatment
The Scientist Staff | Oct 23, 2024 | 5 min read
Kevin Fitzgerald from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals explains the potential of RNA interference for treating disease and highlights recent clinical trial successes.
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Illuminating Science: The Role of Fluorescent Dyes in Biotechnology and Medicine
AAT Bioquest | Oct 23, 2024 | 6 min read
Learn more about Fluorescent Dyes from AAT Bioquest.
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Lonza Extends Collaboration with Major Pharmaceutical Partner for Integrated Commercial Supply of Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Lonza | Oct 22, 2024 | 2 min read
The extended agreement will expand the dedicated bioconjugation footprint for the customer through the construction of a new bioconjugation suite at Lonza’s Ibex® Biopark in Visp (CH).
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The Culprit of a Mysterious Superworm Epidemic Finally Identified
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 22, 2024 | 5 min read
Advanced microscopy aided in the detection of the pathogen responsible for a nationwide superworm apocalypse and informed the development of a potential vaccine strategy.
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Nanoparticles Breathe New Life into Lungs
Sneha Khedkar | Oct 15, 2024 | 4 min read
Lipid nanoparticles deliver CRISPR tools directly to lung stem cells, offering new therapeutic avenues for treating genetic diseases.
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Refrigerators, Freezers, and Incubators, Oh My!
The Scientist Staff | Oct 10, 2024 | 1 min read
Gain the power to confidently decode laboratory equipment performance claims. 
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Transforming Biopharma Research Through Artificial Intelligence 
Sartorius | Oct 9, 2024 | 1 min read
Learn how researchers take their drug discovery and development research to the next level with artificial intelligence.
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Zymo Research & BluMaiden Biosciences Announce Partnership to Provide Clinical Trial Analytics and Reporting Services to the Pharmaceutical Sector
Zymo Research | Oct 2, 2024 | 2 min read
This partnership is poised to revolutionize clinical insights and decision-making for the pharma industry with the aim of enhancing therapeutic efficacy and commercial lifespan.
Spatial Insights into Targeting Ovarian Cancer with CAR T Cell Therapy
Spatial Insights into Targeting Ovarian Cancer with CAR T Cell Therapy
The Scientist Staff | Oct 1, 2024 | 1 min read
In this webinar, Christoph Herbel will discuss multiplexed spatial analyses that identify ovarian tumor antigens and CAR T cell candidates.
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Emulate, Inc. Unveils the Chip-R1™ Rigid Chip with a Minimally Drug-Absorbing Profile to Improve Biological Modeling for ADME and Toxicology Applications
Emulate | Oct 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Constructed using low-drug-absorbing plastics, Chip-R1 builds upon the core microfluidic design of Organ-Chips, offering researchers greater precision in predicting human drug responses. 
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Advancing Oligonucleotide Characterization for Quality Control
Shimadzu | Sep 24, 2024 | 1 min read
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry allows scientists to accurately assess the quantity and quality of synthesized oligonucleotides. 
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Cell Engineering 101: Editing with CRISPR
EditCo | Sep 23, 2024 | 1 min read
Discover how scientists produce CRISPR-edited cell populations.
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The Dynamic Lives of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 13, 2024 | 10+ min read
Shapeshifting proteins challenge a long-standing maxim in biology.
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Scaling Up Lentiviral Vector Manufacturing 
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Sep 9, 2024 | 1 min read
Discover how innovative production and clarification products improve lentiviral vector generation.
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Harnessing Molecular Farming’s Potential
Priyom Bose, PhD | Sep 5, 2024 | 8 min read
Molecular farming is a promising technique that enables the production of biopharmaceuticals and other high value compounds in plants.
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