It’s unfortunate that Shoshana Zuboff‘S writing is so bad, because I think some of her ideas are important. If anyone is interested in this topic I would recommend her interview on Econ Talk [1]. Russ Roberts makes a…
> there's no significant process that turns trees into sequestered carbon for longer than the trees' lifespan. There is of course lumber, which can sequester CO2 for decades or hundreds of years. Lumber sequestration…
The lung epithelium has also recently been transfected in humans (see Translate Bio cf drug; this and similar vehicles can deliver editing tools)
In my opinion, and it seems in the NPR editor’s opinion, the most exciting angle to this story isn’t the cure of one relatively rare disease (TAA), but rather the seemingly imminent cure of many/most inherited diseases…
The concentration of cell free DNA in blood plasma is generally in the nanograms/mL range, meaning most cfDNA assays will require at least a ~mL of plasma input for sufficient sensitivity / reproducibility. We aren’t…
One version of what you are describing is called an antibody-drug conjugate. There are about a dozen ADCs approved and many more in various stages of development
What years? I visited Dr. Whittaker and David Gump in ~2010 to present an analysis of their business plan. At the time I was thoroughly impressed with the tech/team and equally unimpressed with the business case Gump…
It’s unfortunate that Shoshana Zuboff‘S writing is so bad, because I think some of her ideas are important. If anyone is interested in this topic I would recommend her interview on Econ Talk [1]. Russ Roberts makes a…
> there's no significant process that turns trees into sequestered carbon for longer than the trees' lifespan. There is of course lumber, which can sequester CO2 for decades or hundreds of years. Lumber sequestration…
The lung epithelium has also recently been transfected in humans (see Translate Bio cf drug; this and similar vehicles can deliver editing tools)
In my opinion, and it seems in the NPR editor’s opinion, the most exciting angle to this story isn’t the cure of one relatively rare disease (TAA), but rather the seemingly imminent cure of many/most inherited diseases…
The concentration of cell free DNA in blood plasma is generally in the nanograms/mL range, meaning most cfDNA assays will require at least a ~mL of plasma input for sufficient sensitivity / reproducibility. We aren’t…
One version of what you are describing is called an antibody-drug conjugate. There are about a dozen ADCs approved and many more in various stages of development
What years? I visited Dr. Whittaker and David Gump in ~2010 to present an analysis of their business plan. At the time I was thoroughly impressed with the tech/team and equally unimpressed with the business case Gump…