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GEN Editors Reflect on Six of the Biggest Stories of the Year
Credit: wenjin chen / Getty Images For the scientific enterprise, 2025 was marked by setbacks and challenges. But scientists are…
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Designer Proteins Take Shape
With the advent of AI-powered protein design tools, protein-based therapeutics may no longer be constrained by the limits imposed by…
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Beyond Vaccines: Scaling the Promise of RNA Therapeutics
As RNA therapeutics evolve far beyond their vaccine origins, a new generation of scientists and manufacturers is rethinking how to…
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Painting a Bull’s-eye on Undruggable Cancer Targets
Can all cancers become treatable and metastatic disease be halted in its tracks? Many companies share the goal of ensuring…
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Industrializing Small-Batch RNA-Based Therapeutics
With the question of immunotherapeutics’ efficacy answered in the resounding affirmative, the challenge has shifted to the practical considerations of…
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Primary Packaging Materials for Parenteral Products
Figure 1: Examples of Primary Packaging Material Options for Parenteral Drug Products. Primary packaging material (PPM) refers to the material…
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Experimental Drug Boosts DNA Repair Response in Damaged Heart Tissue
A new paper published in Science Translational Medicine describes an experimental drug capable of repairing DNA damage caused by disease. Developed…
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C3 Glomerulopathy Treatment Breakthrough Found in Complement Inhibitor
The complement system is an innate immune response that leads to increased inflammation. The drug pegcetacoplan—a complement inhibitor—was approved for…
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eXmoor Pharma and UCL Collaborate to Accelerate the Advancement of Cell and Gene Therapies
Credit: Wildpixel/Getty Images CDMO eXmoor Pharma and the Translational Research Office (TRO) at University College London (UCL) formed a strategic…
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Antibiotic-Induced Microbiome Metabolites May Trigger Antibacterial Immune Response
The microbes inside our bodies not only help break down food but also impact our health. Yet their precise influence…