Monthly Archives: August 2020

Immune-evasive human islet-like organoids improve diabetes

1 Yoshihara, E. et al. ERRγ is required for the metabolic maturation of therapeutically functional glucose-responsive ß cells. Cell Metab. 23, 622–634 (2016). CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar 2 Hrvatin, S. et al. Differentiated human stem cells resemble fetal, non-adult, ß cells. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. United States of …

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Zoom calls come to Amazon, Google and Facebook smart displays

Google Zoom will take advantage of the unique capabilities of each platform. With Facebook’s Portal, Zoom users can use the device’s AI-powered face tracking for more immersive video calls. If you use Zoom with the Echo Show, you can use Amazon’s virtual assistant to make video calls with commands like …

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Here is Why BioMarin Pharma Plummet Today

What happened Shares of BioMarin Pharma (NASDAQ: BMRN) are down 35% at 1:41 a.m. EDT because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a full response letter for the biotech hemophilia A gene therapy, valoctocogenic roxaparvovec (valrox). So what A full response letter is the FDA’s euphemism for a …

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