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The Infinitesimal Engines of Biologics

Last week, we examined cell lines—what they are, where they come from, and how companies use them in the discovery phase of drug development. This week, we turn to the critical role of cell lines in making those drugs. Although all drugs restore or...
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An Egg-cellent Idea

An Egg-cellent Idea

Feb 13, 2019

An Egg-cellent Idea "The incredible, edible egg." This advertising slogan created for the American Egg Board in the 1970s rings truer than ever. Here’s why: scientists at the Roslin Institute (Midlothian, Scotland), part of the University of Edinburgh, recently...

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Cultivating Biologics From Plants?

Cultivating Biologics From Plants?

Aug 14, 2014

A FRESH LOOK AT TOBACCO AND BIOLOGICS Tobacco plants pioneering the production of monoclonal antibodies for an experimental Ebola treatment turned out to be quite the head scratcher for last Thursday’s WEEKLY readers. With tobacco's reputation polluting our recent...

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