While the Novartis trial was happening, Lustig and others were working on ways to restore hearing in genetic forms of hearing loss. In 2019, Lustig and his collaborators showed that OTOF gene therapy could be used to restore hearing in mice lacking the otoferlin protein. A separate group in Germany published similar findings in 2021, […]
Read MoreIt’s the year 2050, and humanity has made huge progress in decarbonizing. That’s thanks in large part to the negligible price of solar and wind power, which was cratering even back in 2022. Yet the fossil fuel industry hasn’t just doubled down on making plastics from oil and gas—instead, as the World Economic Forum warned would happen, […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Amazon Prime subscribers now have access to 100 million songs through Amazon Music. Previously, Prime subscribers could only play two million songs through the service. While subscribers can access all of the 100 million songs, they can only do so on shuffle. Spotify ownership likely took note of Amazon’s latest […]
Read MoreOverwatch 2, the massive restructuring of Blizzard’s award-winning hero shooter, has finally arrived after several years in development. Unfortunately, though, many players have reported that aiming in the sequel feels “off” and “floaty” compared to the original experience, which has made the game feel awkward and uncomfortable for many to play as a result. Thankfully, […]
Read MoreEven though the researchers only used a RBD from one version of Covid, their vaccine generated a robust polyclonal response—meaning it created multiple antibody types, rather than just one. To Saunders, this is part of the approach’s charm: Creating many antibody types is beneficial, he says, because one that is extremely effective against a certain […]
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