New Antibody Targets Bacterial Sugar to Combat Drug‐Resistant Infections
By designing antibodies that recognize pseudaminic acid, the scientists were able to clear lethal infections in mice—offering a potential new strategy for tackling multidrug‐resistant pathogens.The post New Antibody Targets Bacterial Sugar to Combat Drug‐Resistant Infections appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.
Pinterest Fires Engineers Over Layoff Tracking Tool
Pinterest employees who tried to map out who was losing their jobs ended up losing theirs. CEO Bill Ready told staff at an all-hands meeting Friday that several engineers were fired after they built an internal tool to tally the company's layoffs, CNBC reports. He drew a line between "healthy...
On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson review – are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?
A genomic entrepreneur’s guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safetyThe prophet Ezekiel once claimed to have seen four beasts emerge from a burning cloud, “sparkling like the colour of burnished brass”. Each had wings and four faces: that of a man, a lion, an ox and an eagle. Similarly, a creature called Buraq, something between a mule and a donkey with wings and a human face, was said to have carried the prophet Muhammad on his journeys; while the ancient Greeks gave us the centaur, the mythical human-horse hybrid recently rebooted by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter books.“The impulse to blend the anatomical traits of other species with those of humans appears to be hardwired into our imagination,” notes Adrian Woolfson in his intriguing and disturbing analysis of a biological revolution he believes is about to sweep the planet. Very soon, we will not only dream up imaginary animals – we will turn them into biological reality. Continue reading...
Bill Gates says a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein documents may mention him—but not accurately. In an interview with Australia's 9News , the Microsoft co-founder rejected draft emails Epstein apparently wrote to himself that suggest Gates used Epstein to arrange encounters with women and later contracted an STI that required...