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Søren Hough

@sorenhough.bsky.social
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Cancer biologist/science+film journalist. Freelance at RogerEbert.com. Editor at The Commoner. EIC at Movie Fail. PhD (Biochemistry). Editing w/ pen + #CRISPR 🍞🏴 sorenhough.com

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ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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FDA approves gene therapy for ultra-rare metabolic disease
The approval is a landmark moment for Sanfilippo patients who face progressive neurological symptoms and premature death.
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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This Wednesday I'll be speaking about Virendranath Chattopadhyaya, Indian anticolonialism, and the League Against Imperialism at the "Zukünfte von Gestern: Der Brüsseler Kongress revisited" event at the Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek | PopUp Saal in Berlin. www.zlb.de/veranstaltun...
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of the most underreported aspects of the COVID-19 vaccines is how AI was instrumental in their scale-up and clinical trials. Now, Moderna and Merck's latest melanoma therapy, intismeran, is putting the spotlight squarely on these computational systems and their role in mRNA therapeutics.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Imagine not being able to enjoy your birthday or go for a long run for fear you might have a sudden painful swelling attack. That's the reality that individuals with hereditary angioedema (HAE) face every day — but it may be about to change, thanks to CRISPR.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It has been an exhilarating experience co-hosting and directing this season of Dose of Discovery. And now, what a way to go out: an interview with the wonderful Katalin Karikó, whose sheer ebullience is enough to make anyone want to be a scientist.
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licia @astra99.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The FDA approved Fayuvi, the first gene therapy for fatal Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A. This one-time IV treatment addresses the underlying cause of the neurodegenerative disease, priced at $3.95 million per patient.
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FDA Approves Fayuvi, First Gene Therapy for Fatal Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Fayuvi (rebisufligene etisparvovec-hopf), making it the first-ever gene therapy for pediatric patients with Sanfilippo syndrome Type
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It feels like despite the international news coverage, many people don't know that a patient-customized, AI-designed, mRNA-powered cancer treatment is sailing through clinical trials. Its success could open the floodgate for future mRNA immunotherapies.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It's hard to overstate how much @olebirklaursen.bsky.social's work on M.P.T. Acharya was an inspiration and guide for my own historical inquiry into Marie Goldsmith. So when Ole takes the time out to share his research, be it in a talk (below) or in a podcast, I'm there! youtu.be/8dGhmBRfO10
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Ole Birk Laursen on M. P. T. Acharya: India’s Forgotten Anarchist Revolutionary
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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What an absolute delight to hear @sorenhough.bsky.social talk about the life and thought of the anarchist and scientist Marie Goldsmith in the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute meeting last night. To read more about Goldsmith, check out their website below. mariegoldsmith.uk
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The Marie Goldsmith Project
Reviving the life and thought of the anarchist and scientist, Marie Goldsmith.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This one's special, folks. I'm so excited to announce the latest episode of our BioXconomy podcast, Dose of Discovery, features a conversation with my old colleague and CRISPR legend @eriksontheimer.bsky.social.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Had the good fortune to bring my science and film journalism together for this one! I wrote about how Spider-Man: Brand New Day tackles some serious scientific ideas and their ethical implications, and mostly succeeds: www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/r...
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RNA and ethical quandaries in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Marvel’s latest web-crawling adventure features a surprising dive into cutting-edge medicine, providing an opportunity for effective science communication.
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Jean-Charles Buttier @jcbuttier.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Clairement mais cela s'internationalise vite quand même. J'aimerais tellement qu'il existe une photo de James Guillaume (suisse né à Londres et naturalisé français) et Marie Goldsmith (russe vivant en France) au défilé du 1er mai place de la République à Paris en 1906 jguillaume.hypotheses.org/1516
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James Guillaume et Marie Goldsmith (1904-1916)
Photographie de Marie Goldsmith (1873-1933) conservée aux AEN. Elle accompagnait une de ses lettres du 19 octobre 1916 cotée 55.21 avec la mention manuscrite suivante : “À notre ami James Guillaume. S...
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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New chapter by Søren Hough on Russian scientist and anarchist Marie Goldsmith out now: "Anarchism through Biology: Marie Goldsmith’s Liberatory Science in Practice" brill.com/display/book...
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
RFK Jr & his closest MAHA ally Jay Bhattacharya are going to be sad & angry When they canceled federal funding for mRNA vaccine R&D, they each wrote utterly pathetic editorials defending their decision (I was interviewed about those ridiculous OpEds here: www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/e...)
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FDA Panel Endorses New Flu Shot That Uses Tech Dissed by RFK Jr.
— Recommendation could pave the way for approval of the mRNA vaccine in adults 50 and up
by Terrence Rudd, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
June 18, 2026 • 4 min read
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
—RFK Jr ended federal support for mRNA vaccine R&D; then, of course, Jay Bhattacharya wrote an unsubstantiated opinion piece praising RFK Jr’s action (I called Jay’s piece “anti-scientific” in this news article by @sorenhough.bsky.social) 11/n www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/e...
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Experts reject HHS disparagement of mRNA technology
World-leading vaccine and public health experts say NIH director Jay Bhattacharya’s recent op-ed is “infuriating” and “anti-scientific.”
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Experimental DIY peptides are taking the US by storm. BioXconomy and BPI investigate the booming underground peptide market - and the dangers it brings with it. Read my full investigative piece below: #peptide #glp #investigation www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/d...
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Experimental injectable peptides craze takes US by storm
BioXconomy and BPI investigate the booming underground peptide market – and the dangers it brings with it.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Capsida confirms the closure of the SYNRGY trial, with the safety of its gene therapy remaining unknown. The clinical trial for the rare disease STXBP1 was originally put on hold following the death of a child. Read my full article here: #clinicaltrial #capsida www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/c...
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Capsida confirms closure of SYNRGY gene therapy trial
The clinical trial for the rare disease STXBP1 was originally put on hold following the death of a child.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Antibody developers are seeing regulatory wins and clinical trial successes for several different forms of cancer. From trial successes and approvals, antibodies are achieving better results than thought possible. Read my full article here: #antibodies #cancer www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/a...
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Antibody earthquake immunotherapies reach cancer patients
Antibody drug developers are seeing regulatory wins and clinical trial successes for several different forms of cancer.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
UK’s NICE approves reimbursement of Genmab’s cervical cancer antibody drug. The regulatory body changed its opinion on antibody conjugate therapy Tivdak, paving the way for NHS use. Full article below: #NICE #cervicalcancer www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/u...
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UK's NICE approves reimbursement of cervical cancer antibody drug
The regulatory body changed its opinion on antibody conjugate therapy Tivdak, paving way for NHS use.
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licia @astra99.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Normal phenylalanine levels in 48 hrs via base editing mRNA? That's just... amazing. A potentially permanent solution for PKU!
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'Baby KJ' CRISPR treatment was just the beginning
Scientists have successfully used a base editing mRNA-LNP approach to correct genetic variants responsible for phenylketonuria (PKU), a severe metabolic condition. This non-viral gene editing method d
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The University of Barcelona is building a not-for-profit manufacturing model to get CAR Ts to patients sooner. Read my full article below: #nonprofit #CART #barcelona www.bioprocessintl.com/therapeutic-...
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University of Barcelona tackles CAR-T therapy accessibility
University of Barcelona develops ARI-0001, a not-for-profit CAR-T therapy using EU hospital exemption rules to improve patient access to cancer treatment.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Precious few people in the world have been able to bring hope to folks with nano-rare conditions. Stan Crooke is one of those people. So you can imagine how excited AJ and I were to chat with Stan on the latest episode of Dose of Discovery (see thread below).
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
So honored to share our first peer-reviewed chapter on Marie Goldsmith, now out from Brill. Chris and I dive into the three pillars that shaped Goldsmith's outlook: positivist-influenced philosophy, radical politics, and scientific evidentialism.
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Lesley Goodburn @lgoodbu.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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LNP versatility: From scarless healing to pancreatic cancer
Lipid nanoparticles have transformed the way biologics are delivered, creating robust and highly specific treatment options across a range of conditions.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Pharma giant GSK says it has seen positive results from its BEHOLD-1 trial treating ovarian and endometrial cancer. Read my full article below: #gsk #oncology www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/g...
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GSK’s ADC succeeds in treating advanced gynecological cancers
The pharma giant says it has seen positive results from its BEHOLD-1 trial treating ovarian and endometrial cancer.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Boehringer Ingelheim are set to partner with OpenProtein.AI The collaboration will focus on the co-development of an AI antibody discovery platform. Read my full article below: #AI #antibody www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/p...
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Boehringer Ingelheim partners with OpenProtein.AI
The collaboration will focus on the co-development of an AI antibody discovery platform.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New clinical trial results show promise for a monoclonal antibody immunosuppressant, allowing pancreatic islet transplants in diabetes patients. Read my full article below: #diabetes #transplant #antibodies www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/m...
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mAb-based immunosuppressant supports diabetes cell transplants
New clinical trial results show promise for a monoclonal antibody immunosuppressant.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Lipid nanoparticles have transformed the way biologics are delivered, creating robust and highly specific treatment options across a range of conditions. Read my roundup on LNPs below: #LNPs #mRNA www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/l...
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LNP versatility: From scarless healing to pancreatic cancer
Lipid nanoparticles have transformed the way biologics are delivered, creating robust and highly specific treatment options across a range of conditions.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This is such an impressive investigative piece from @milliehoe.bsky.social. It was an honor to get the chance to edit it alongside Josh Abbott. If you haven't given it a read, set aside a few minutes and check it out! Promise it's worth it.
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This has been a long time coming, and I couldn't be more excited to share the news: our new science interview podcast, Dose of Discovery, is live!
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Bhattacharya killing one of the most promising technologies in a generation for improving health, treating disease, & preventing mass death from pandemics was unforgivable; this will be his legacy I was interviewed about his lies about mRNA vaccines here: www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/e...
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Experts reject HHS disparagement of mRNA technology
World-leading vaccine and public health experts say NIH director Jay Bhattacharya’s recent op-ed is “infuriating” and “anti-scientific.”
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Monoclonal antibody cocktails show promise in combating RSV, reducing viral titers in studies. A new frontier in respiratory infection prevention. #RSV #AntibodyTherapy Read my full article below: www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/s...
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Using monoclonal antibody cocktails to fight RSV
Researchers at two Chinese universities have shown that combination antibody therapies could prevent respiratory infections.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Peptides market to explode following success of GLP-1s. Experts predict a value of almost $300 billion by 2033, with the US dominating more than 60% of the market. #news #invest #glps Read my full article below: www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/p...
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Peptide therapeutics market set to soar
The US is driving innovation in the peptide therapeutics space, especially around GLP-1s.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
‘Quieting craving itself’: GLP-1s reduce risk of substance addiction in US veterans In a landmark observational study of over 600,000 US veterans with type-2 diabetes, #GLPs reduced addiction rates and adverse outcomes. Read my full article below: #news #science www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/q...
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GLP-1s reduce risk of substance addiction in US veterans
A study of over 600,000 veterans suggests GLP-1s reduce the chances of developing addiction while improving outcomes for those already addicted.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
CDMO Neuland Laboratories announced that it will open its peptide facility in summer 2026. The site, which will produce glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1s), is just 40 miles from Hyderabad, India. Read my full article below: #peptide #GLP www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/n...
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Neuland announces plans for Hyderabad GLP-1 CMC facility
Located in the village of Bonthapally, the peptide CMC site is set to open summer 2026.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Researchers from Columbia University were able to up-regulate a cardio-protective peptide in animal models using self-amplifying RNA. The peptide preserves cardiac function after a heart attack. Read my full article below: #heart #peptide #heartattack www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/h...
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RNA-delivered peptide boosts recovery after heart attack
A self-amplifying RNA with a “smart drug activation system” provides heart tissue-specific regeneration.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The FDA asked pharma company UniQure for a “double-blind, sham surgery-controlled study” of its mutation-rescuing Huntington’s disease therapy. Study leader Edward Wild has expressed ethical concerns. Read my full article below: #FDA #Huntington #genetherapy www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/f...
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FDA demands sham arm for Huntington’s gene therapy
The US agency’s U-turn would postpone treatment for participants in the placebo group.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
What happens to gene therapies that are proven to save lives, but that are not commercially viable? Academic institutions are picking up the slack in a for-profit industry. Read my full article below: #genetherapy #access #nonprofit www.bioprocessintl.com/upstream-dow...
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Academic institutions tackle gene therapy costs and accessibility
Academics innovate gene therapy manufacturing to cut costs and improve access, addressing commercialization challenges and saving lives worldwide
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Pfizer recently announced promising Phase II clinical trial results (NCT05995964) for its trispecific antibody product, tilrekimig, targeting eczema and other inflammatory conditions. Read my full article below: #eczema #antibody #pfizer www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/p...
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Pfizer's trispecific antibody shows promise against eczema
The pharmaceutical giant announced its candidate, tilrekimig, significantly reduced eczema severity in clinical trials.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
For years, mental health professionals have observed an association between poor diet and severe depression. A new food-derived peptide could take advantage of this gut-brain connection. Read my full article below: #depression #diet #mentalhealth www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/y...
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Using a food-derived peptide to treat depression, dementia
Researchers from Kyoto, Japan, are advancing a drug that modulates the gut-brain axis with pro-cognitive effects across a range of indications.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease, with high mortality rates due to late symptom onset. Scientists speculate immune evasion is the reason for its late discovery. A new mRNA therapy from UPenn offers a solution. Read my full article here: #cancer #mRNA www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/c...
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mRNA therapy thwarts pancreatic tumor immune evasion
mRNA delivered in vivo by antibody-targeted LNPs disrupts the defenses and microenvironment of pancreatic tumors.
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist @milliehoe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Up to 30% of women with endometriosis experience fertility problems, and current cytokine-based treatments come with risks. A new mRNA therapy out of John Hopkins has shown promising preclinical results. Read my full article below: #endometriosis #fertility #mRNA www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/i...
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Improving parenthood chances with endometrium-targeted mRNA
Peptide-directed mRNA-LNP could treat reproductive disorders by thickening the uterine lining.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
When Jay Bhattacharya & RFK Jr canceled federal funding for mRNA vaccine R&D, they wrote 2 of the most putrid OpEds I’ve ever seen—full of vile, pathetic lies I was interviewed about those OpEds here: www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/e... One of the most damaging decisions in public health history
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Here’s what I said when Jay Bhattacharya and RFK Jr canceled federal funding for mRNA vaccine R&D and each of them wrote pathetic OpEds justifying their dangerous act www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/e...
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Experts reject HHS disparagement of mRNA technology
World-leading vaccine and public health experts say NIH director Jay Bhattacharya’s recent op-ed is “infuriating” and “anti-scientific.”
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Søren Hough @sorenhough.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
For many, and certainly for me, antibody and peptide conjugation often serves a similar purpose. Our own reporting has covered how these molecules are typically linked to LNPs, drugs, or oligos to help bring them to specific targets.
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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 17/03/2026
Ethically problematic Hep B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau (often termed "RFK Jr.'s Tuskegee experiment because it is HHS/US taxpayer funded) put on full hold by the Danish university of the study's principal investigators. Now awaiting ethics review by the WHO. health policy 🛟😷 medsky sociology 🧭
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Guinea-Bissau trial 'on full hold’ at Southern Denmark University
SDU dean Ole Skøtt said the trial will be assessed by ethics experts from the World Health Organization.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
"A controversial proposed clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau has been suspended, according to Ole Skøtt, dean of the faculty of health sciences at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). " www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/g...
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Guinea-Bissau trial 'on full hold’ at Southern Denmark University
SDU dean Ole Skøtt said the trial will be assessed by ethics experts from the World Health Organization.
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Guinea-Bissau trial 'on full hold’ at University of Southern Denmark SDU dean Ole Skøtt said the trial will be assessed by ethics experts from the World Health Organization. www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/g...
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Guinea-Bissau trial 'on full hold’ at Southern Denmark University
SDU dean Ole Skøtt said the trial will be assessed by ethics experts from the World Health Organization.
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