Biotechnology

‘Reverse mergers are increasingly popular’: Caldera hops on Synlogic’s Nasdaq listing

July 29, 2026

Caldera Therapeutics has struck a reverse merger with the publicly traded Synlogic and inked a $278 million financing deal, continuing…

Biotechnology

Vertex’s latest autoimmune TCE play involves $28M upfront to AbCellera

July 29, 2026

AbCellera’s T-cell engager platform has reeled in a second client this summer, with Vertex paying $28 million upfront for a…

Biotechnology

3D Visualization Reveals Nanoplastic Distribution in Neonatal Mouse Brains

July 29, 2026

Nanoplastics—plastic fragments smaller than one micrometer—are now detected across food, water, air, and even biological tissues. Yet understanding how these…

Biotechnology

Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Differences Between Human Brown and White Fat Depots

July 29, 2026

A new transcriptomic map of human fat is helping to clarify why “brown” and “white” adipose tissues behave so differently—and…

Biotechnology

Oligomeric alpha-Synuclein in Neural Extracellular Vesicles Signals Parkinson Non-Motor Symptoms

July 29, 2026

A team of researchers reports that oligomeric alpha-synuclein carried inside neural-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) may forecast specific non-motor burdens in…

Biotechnology

Economic Security, Health, and Religion Shape Life Satisfaction Among Older Urban Iranians

July 29, 2026

A new study in BMC Geriatrics is shining a spotlight on what drives life satisfaction among older adults—and it points…

Biotechnology

UK oncology drug development analyzed over 25 years, with 2026 trial reboot

July 29, 2026

A new analysis published in British Journal of Cancer maps how oncology drug development in the UK has evolved over…

Biotechnology

Single-Cell Profiling of NK/T-Cell Lymphoma Uncovers Stratified Immune States

July 29, 2026

A new Nature Communications study reports a high-resolution immune atlas of natural killer/T-cell lymphoma using single-cell profiling, offering a clearer…

Biotechnology

EEG Modeling Predicts Conversion and Reveals Diverse Outcomes in Isolated REM Sleep Disorder

July 29, 2026

A new viral science update highlights how a longitudinal model built from resting-state EEG can forecast who will eventually develop…

Biotechnology

KAIST AI Uncovers Its Hidden Weaknesses, Making Generative Models Safer

July 29, 2026

KAIST researchers have unveiled Stable-GFlowNet (S-GFN), a safety verification framework designed to stress-test large language models more effectively than traditional…