Workflow
genetic diseases
icon
Search documents
U.S. funding made lifesaving research possible #shorts
60 Minutes· 2025-11-12 20:00
[Music] Consider Harvard chemist and molecular biologist David Louu, a winner of this year's breakthrough prize, often called the Oscars of science >> to inject into mice. >> He says the instability of federal funding is making it difficult for him to retain and attract researchers. The funding is restored.Does that fix the problem. >> Science research uh at the cutting edge especially is a slowmoving process. When you disrupt that process, it can take years to you have to hire those people back.You have to ...
Former 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki wins bid for control of her former company, topping Regeneron
CNBC Television· 2025-06-16 11:06
Acquisition & Bidding - Am Wajiski, former CEO of 23 andMe, won the bid to take over the company through a nonprofit she controls [1][2] - Wajiski's bid needs bankruptcy court approval [2] - Regeneron initially had the winning bid but later dropped out [2] Concerns & Legal Issues - Legal questions arose regarding data transfer and the need for new consents [1][4] - Congress was also looking into the matter, raising further questions [3] - Regeneron determined that the value wasn't worth the higher price due to these concerns [1] Potential Benefits - Regeneron believed access to genetic information could significantly advance the study of genetic diseases [3] - Data could potentially be used for finding medicines, especially for rare genetic diseases [4]