Ergot Alkaloids: From Witchcraft to Biotechnology

Ever-increasing genomic information and advances in diagnostic technology continue to improve precision medicine, providing patients with the therapies most likely to successfully treat their cancers.

Gene therapies provide innovative options for treating patients, particularly where other traditional therapeutics have been ineffective. The industry continues to grow and mature from research to approved therapeutics.

There are multiple barriers to rare disease diagnosis, including access to testing technologies, availability of knowledgeable health care providers, and lack of uniformity of the phenotype for a given genotype or disease-causing agent.

Join Dr. Karl Dawson, vice president and chief scientific officer at Alltech, as he explains the effects of diet and nutrient interactions on digestive health. Due to the new awareness of the role that gastrointestinal microflora play in overall health, new nutritional strategies that influence microbial balance have emerged. Many are based on simple supplementation or diet changes, but their effects can be profound. These approaches are revolutionizing the way we view not only our gastrointestinal health, but that of our animal companions.