by Stacey Hawkins | Jun 22, 2020 | Front Page Feature
Last week, we began our exploration of biomanufacturing–defining terms, introducing the different types of cells used in production, and explaining how manufacturers create cell banks to provide raw materials for the medicines some of us know and love. This... 
by Stacey Hawkins | Jun 16, 2020 | Front Page Feature
Putting Nature to Work There’s more than one way to skin a cat. Or make medicine, for that matter. It all depends on the kind—tabby or calico? Small molecule or biologic? One key feature that distinguishes biologic drugs such as monoclonal antibodies from small... 
by Stacey Hawkins | Dec 2, 2019 | Front Page Feature, Infectious Disease
World AIDS Day: Understanding HIV December 1 marked World AIDS Day, an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. According to UNAIDS, 37.9 million people globally were... 
by Stacey Hawkins | Oct 29, 2019 | Front Page Feature
Boo-O-technology! Vampire bats? Zombie cells? Pumpkins that heal? Yes, Halloween has finally encroached on the WEEKLY. Vampire Bats Earlier this year, researchers from the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) published a paper on the possibility that a... 
by Stacey Hawkins | Oct 21, 2019 | Front Page Feature
New Peanut Allergy Treatment On The Horizon Last month, an FDA advisory committee endorsed the effectiveness of Aimmune Therapeutics’ (Brisbane, CA) first-of-its kind peanut allergy treatment, Palforzia. If approved, it could mean a lessening of anxiety over the... 
by Stacey Hawkins | Oct 14, 2019 | Front Page Feature
Every Breath You take Did you know that we breathe in and out about 22,000 times every day? It takes that much effort to obtain the oxygen we need to function. Oxygen drives cellular respiration, the process by which cells transform food into the energy our bodies...
