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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Seattle Genetics CEO Clay Siegall. Seattle Genetics Photo). Shares of Seattle Genetics are soaring more than 10% this morning after the Bothell, Wash.-based As part of the deal, Seattle Genetics could receive $2.6 Immunomedics, like Seattle Genetics, is developing antibody drugs for breast cancer.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

based agtech startup that is leveraging genomics, data science and more to improve the quality and genetic diversity of cannabis crops, has raised $3.2 and license its genetics. (Instagram Photo via @deweyscientific). Dewey Scientific , the Pullman, Wash.-based million in new funding. million cannabis greenhouse.

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JULY 16, 2021

Shape is also improving methods to deliver genetic material into cells. “We Shape Therapeutics is developing AAV vectors that deliver genetic material directly to the nervous system or muscle, according to a news release. Shape Therapeutic’s RNA Fix editing technology. Shape Therapeutic’s RNA Fix editing technology.

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MAY 29, 2020

One study, published today in the open-access journal Science Advances , analyzed 43 genome sequences from three strains of coronavirus similar to the one that causes COVID-19 in humans. These strains were identified in bats and in pangolins , anteater-like animals prized for their scales. Gnanakaran and Bette Korber.

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MARCH 29, 2021

Humans and other mammals have the same genetic foundations for developing oral venom that snakes have, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Variations in the four-letter genetic code are what make us all different — an A for a T here, a C for a G there. In a UW press release , professor of genome sciences Jay Shendure called the NIH project “the third phase” of human genome research. Sometimes larger spans of DNA are swapped out, deleted or duplicated.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

In the 1950s, a visionary college student might have pursued a degree in computer science, and helped create our modern digital world. In the 1990s, that same student might have studied biotechnology, and developed genetic engineering techniques that are solving today’s health crises. Read more.

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JUNE 23, 2021

A new genetic engineering approach overcomes this barrier, according to a report at the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research by scientists at the University of Washington and Sana Biotechnology, a Seattle-based company. a scientist at the Allen Institute for Cell Science in a statement.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Case in point, let’s say you have a full genetic profile and also behavioral data, and every aspect of your ailments for every individual on the planet, the boon to medical science would be unimaginable.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

In the 1950s, a visionary college student might have pursued a degree in computer science, and helped create our modern digital world. In the 1990s, that same student might have studied biotechnology, and developed genetic engineering techniques that are solving today’s health crises. But what and where should a… Read more.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Large-scale human genetic studies have identified hundreds of genetic variants that affect the risk of developing such conditions. Board members also helped build Cajal, including chair and co-founder Robert Hershberg , a venture partner at Frazier Life Sciences and former Celgene executive. The company now has 56 employees.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

public institutions and also landed in the top 10 in several subject areas that were ranked, including computer science. “We Molecular biology and genetics – No. Social sciences and public health – No. Computer science – No. The UW held onto its No. 2 ranking among U.S. “The best is yet to come! Geosciences – No.

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JUNE 7, 2021

The team: Christine has a background in business strategy and development, including at the genetic testing company Myriad Genetics. Gabbi’s risk model was developed with Gabbi advisors with a background in artificial intelligence and data science: Ahmer Inam , chief artificial intelligence officer at Pactera EDGE, a Redmond, Wash.-based

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Paul Allen, at right, looks over a slice of brain tissue with Allan Jones, CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, in 2016. The Initiative for Molecular and Genomic Evaluation of Cancer”: The initiative will focus on the collection and analysis of genetic, clinical and molecular data to better understand tumors at a cellular level.

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Gizmodo

JULY 22, 2020

A medical student studying under a controversial professor finds herself entangled in a world of forbidden science. But what if there’s another, more personal reason she’s embraced synthetic biology and genetic enhancements? A tale as old as time. It’s not just because she thinks biohacking is cool. She’s there to… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

They were both early employees of Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen, previously called Seattle Genetics. government as well as grants from UW’s CoMotion and Washington state’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund. “We At Seattle Genetics, he was senior director of molecular oncology and immunology. million in 2010.

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MAY 10, 2023

Humanoid robots may come to fruition in forms familiar to fans of science fiction movies within the decade. Progress in genetic technologies, compounding other advances including in longevity, will allow us to shape who we are. The rest of the delay in getting people innoculated at scale was in regulatory approval and production.

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MAY 6, 2021

New funding: Gene-sequencing startup TwinStrand Biosciences raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Section 32, a California-based fund focused on biotech, technology, healthcare and life sciences. The company’s tech platform is then able to make sense of the sequences and suss out the problematic genetic code.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Navigating the slippery slope of genetic editing: “At first I flinched at the notion of genetic editing. In terms of ethical lines, he says, genetic editing should designed to benefit all of society in some form. Keep reading for highlights. .

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Leslie Alexandre, President and CEO of Life Science Washington. Life Science Washington Photo). Leslie Alexandre has seen a lot from her perch surveying Washington state’s life sciences landscape. Related: Absci’s IPO reflects booming biotech market and growing PNW life sciences industry.

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JUNE 21, 2023

But a class exercise at MIT, written up in a preprint paper earlier this month and covered last week in Science , found that it was easy for groups of undergraduates without relevant background in biology to get detailed suggestions for biological weaponry out of AI systems. “In

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MAY 18, 2023

Seattle’s Allen Institute for Cell Science says cells from its collection are going into space for the first time on a private mission to the International Space Station. When the stress of gravity is not there pulling on the cells, we want to test whether they grow faster, have fewer genetic changes and remain in the pluripotent state.”

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MARCH 5, 2022

Those are just some of the recent happenings across life sciences and health tech in the Pacific Northwest. At Nature , reporters are covering the response of Ukrainian scientists and the global life sciences community. . Science Talk is planned as a hybrid online and in person conference in Portland, Ore., The late Harold M.

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APRIL 1, 2021

One chapter in “Second Nature” focuses on genetic changes that made a rabbit glow green. To set the stage, Rich explores the theme of “Second Nature” in the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast , coming to you from the intersection of science fact and fiction. Instead, why not turn the clock forward?

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APRIL 30, 2023

One is a mind-blowing work of fiction, while the other is an emerging frontier in computer science — but both of them deal with rearrangements of particles in superposition that don’t match our usual view of reality. If you like Fiction Science, please rate the podcast and subscribe to get alerts for future episodes.

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APRIL 29, 2016

With HDP, ASU researchers have the tools they need to store, process, and query more data at a faster pace, allowing researchers to ask better questions and uncover new links between genetics and cancer. ASU has put an emphasis on innovative approaches to research such as with its Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative (CASI).

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“It is essential that 10x protect our patents from those who wrongly and willfully use them so we can advance our mission and continue to innovate and push science forward.” Gray, a former exec at Genzyme Genetics, became NanoString’s CEO in 2010. 10x Genomics launched in 2012 and went public in 2019.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

It’s the latest in a series of COVID-19 research projects and scientific initiatives in the Seattle area, reflecting the strength of the region’s life science and health technology community. .” Troy Torgerson, director of experimental immunology at the Allen Institute for Immunology.

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JULY 27, 2013

The goal of NIH is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. The centers will also provide training for students and researchers to use and develop data science methods. It will be very hard to project, but NIH is there to aim high.

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APRIL 20, 2023

I was just focused on creating as much impact and good science as I could,” said Liachko. “I science agencies. when Liachko was 11, he was already hooked on science. He had picked up an old Soviet-era textbook on genetics in elementary school, and was fascinated. Driscoll’s, one of the top berry sellers in the U.S.,

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Vox

AUGUST 7, 2023

Advances in artificial intelligence have tremendous potential to have positive impacts on science and health. Thus, artificial intelligence will enable and accelerate the increasing automation of science, reducing the number of scientists required to advance large-scale projects.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

The technique, described in this week’s issue of the journal Science , takes advantage of a screening technique for seeking out new genes that can prevent infection. “And our new strategy helps us find mechanisms that have eluded conventional genetic screens.”

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JULY 31, 2020

Former Seattle Genetics SVP and Chief Information Officer Andrew Chen has joined Santa Monica, Calif.-based Chen arrived at Seattle Genetics in 2018 and prior to that spent more than a decade at global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. based Kite Pharma.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Williams was previously CEO of Codiak BioSciences and held leadership positions at Immunex, Seattle Genetics and Biogen. Wilson was previously director of therapeutics correlative science at Seattle Children’s Therapeutics. . — Sana Biotechnology named two new research leaders. Douglas Williams joins as president of R&D.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Some have prizes while others offer bragging rights and the satisfaction of helping advance science. These contests allow everyone from high school programmers to pharmaceutical companies to craft the best machine learning- or AI-powered model to solve a medical riddle.

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MARCH 7, 2023

In the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast, Suarez points out that Princeton physicist Gerard K. With “Critical Mass” and the other books in his Delta-V trilogy, Suarez aims to do what O’Neill’s 1970s-era mix of science fiction and fact, “The High Frontier,” did for the likes of Jeff Bezos. kilometers per second.)

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MAY 29, 2020

Phase Genomics CEO Ivan Liachko sits in the wet lab of the company’s space in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, where the genetic material of everything from strawberries to the human microbiome is decoded. And, they’re working on ways to apply their existing platform to COVID-19 efforts in areas like human genetics.

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