Model organisms are more than just monkeys and mice – DW (English)

Model organisms or research organisms, as they are also known are living things that scientists, such as biologists, use to study human and other animal or plant life. A model organism can be anything from single-celled bacteria to viruses and fungi. They can be more complex organisms, such as monkeys, mice, rats, frogs, elephants and a salamandercalled axolotl

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Vertex Reports Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2020 Financial Results – Business Wire

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020 and provided full-year 2021 financial guidance. "Our achievements in 2020 were marked by a significant increase in the number of people treated with the triple combination in the U.S.

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Merck Presents Results From Head-to-Head Phase 3 KEYNOTE-598 Trial Evaluating KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in Combination With Ipilimumab Versus KEYTRUDA…

In KEYNOTE-598, the addition of ipilimumab to KEYTRUDA did not improve overall survival or progression-free survival, and patients who received the combination were more likely to experience serious side effects than those who received KEYTRUDA monotherapy, said Dr. Michael Boyer, chief clinical officer and conjoint chair of thoracic oncology, Chris OBrien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. KEYTRUDA monotherapy remains a standard of care for the first-line treatment of certain patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors express PD-L1.

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If I Have Cancer, Dementia or MS, Should I Get the Covid Vaccine? – Kaiser Health News

As public demand grows for limited supplies of covid-19 vaccines, questions remain about the vaccines appropriateness for older adults with various illnesses. Among them are cancer patients receiving active treatment, dementia patients near the end of their lives and people with autoimmune conditions. Recently, a number of readers have asked me whether older relatives with these conditions should be immunized.

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Cell and Gene Therapy Market Size to Reach USD 7,250.0 Million by 2028 | Increasing Investments in Production Capacity Expansion for Cell and Gene…

The global cell and gene therapy market is forecasted to grow at a rate of 19.8% from USD 1,180.0 Million in 2019 to USD 6,570.0 Million in 2027 Vancouver, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global cell and gene therapy market is projected to reach a market size of USD 7,250.0 Million by 2028 at a rapid and steady CAGR of 16.3% over the forecast period, according to most recent analysis by Emergen Research. The growing demand for cell and gene therapy can be attributed to increasing investments in production capacity expansion for cell and gene therapy.

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