Gene Therapy Offer a Cure for Babies With the Deadly ‘Bubble Boy Disease’ - The New York Times

kept by eddie nov 28, 25

Gene therapy using a modified HIV virus has effectively cured 48 of 50 infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency, restoring normal immune function.

Uneven Frontiers (via @BenjamineYLiu)
AI will transform biopharma unevenly, with drug discovery changing sooner than later-stage clinical development.
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Going Founder Mode On Cancer - by Elliot Hershberg
GitLab co-founder Sid Sijbrandij used a founder-mode strategy of maximal diagnostics and personalized therapies to achieve remission from osteosarcoma after standard care failed.
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RFK Jr. Overhauls Food Pyramid to Emphasize Red Meat and Dairy - The New York Times
New U.S. dietary guidelines released by the Trump administration emphasize protein from red meat and dairy while recommending reduced added sugars and processed foods.
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Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach on ‘The Bear,’ Family Recipes and More - NYT Cooking
Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach share their go‑to recipes, discuss cooking on and off The Bear, and demonstrate Ebon’s mother‑in‑law’s vegetarian borscht.
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The golden age of vaccine development - Works in Progress Magazine
Vaccine development has progressed from serendipitous discoveries to a systematic, atomic-precision science, enabling the design of new vaccines in weeks rather than centuries.
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