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biotech | January 23, 2017

The biotech industry has a mixed outlook for 2017 with few new drugs coming to market this year, but midcap Incyte (INCY) is one of the few companies with potential blockbusters in its pipeline.Incyte closed out 2016 and started 2017 with some major developments. The first came late last year when the company discovered that its Jakafi drug won't be facing competition from Gilead(GILD) in 2018 as previously expected. Jakafi is used to treat two maladies: myelofibrosis, a bone marrow di...

biotech | April 19, 2017

A new paper in the prestigious journal Nature from Brandeis researchers in the laboratory of James Haber provides a detailed description of the processes of DNA repair. ...

phys | August 28, 2017

Photosynthesis is a biological process mediating the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. Oxygenic photosynthesis performed by plants, algae and cyanobacteria is one of the most amazing chemical reactions on the planet. It provides food and energy for nearly all living organisms, and also contributes to the formation of the atmosphere and maintenance of the carbon-oxygen balance on the earth....

Phys | September 21, 2017

Two new studies of green algae—the scourge of swimming pool owners and freshwater ponds—have revealed new insights into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in photosynthesis, a key factor in their ability to grow so quickly. Understanding this process may someday help researchers improve the growth rate of crops such as wheat and rice....