Kenya has become the latest Eastern African country to be invaded by the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), one of the most dangerous migratory pest species that has been ravaging Ethiopia and Somalia.
One rare piece of good news in the hunt for drugs for Alzheimer’s disease is a new antibody treatment that, if approved, could be the first disease-altering therapy ever, Anthony King reports
Author Wallace-Wells makes for compelling reading with a portentous narrative that foresees the end of the world as we know it today.
The American Cleaning Institute, based in Washington DC, which represents the US cleaning products industry, has promoted James Kim to VP, science & regulatory affairs, and Kathleen Stanton to associate VP, technical & internal affairs. These promotions follow the retirement of Richard Sedlak, executive VP, technical & internal affairs.
Global life science company Abcam, based in Cambridge, UK, has acquired the gene-editing platform and oncology product portfolio of US biotechnology company Applied StemCell. The transaction expands Abcam’s position in the gene-editing market. Financial details were not disclosed.
