The Scilligence Weekly Issue No. 18

eGenesis, a Cambridge-based startup, is addressing the shortage of available organs for transplant by developing effective human transplantable organs using CRISPR technology to modify pig organs.
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Are you curious about the relationship between genetics and memory, attention, and reaction speed? Online brain game company, Lumosity, and George Church’s Harvard research team have joined together to explore genetics and memory with potential to lead to groundbreaking technologies in understanding diseases like Alzheimer’s.
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Neurovance, a Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company has been acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. Neurovance is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults.
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Researchers find correlations between diabetes and cancer and how the type II diabetes drug, Metformin treats them both.
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Cambridge-based Seres Therapeutics plans to test potentially breakthrough microbiome drug, SER-109. If successful, SER-109 could go on to treat bacterial infection Clostridium difficile, which can occur as a result of using antibiotics.
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Jobs

Associate Scientist – Fulcrum Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
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Senior Scientist – Pharmacology – Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
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Bioinformatics Analyst – Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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