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...The company continued to work in “close partnership” with the regulator on the “shared goal” of bringing an updated protein-based Covid jab not based on the mRNA technology, it added....
...Messenger ribonucleic acid is one of the body’s building blocks, a genetic code that instructs cells to create proteins....
...they are averse to mRNA jabs according to survey data, Shah said he could not understand why Novavax has “not capitalised” on seven peer-reviewed studies about mRNA side effects to encourage uptake of its protein-based...
...Clinical trials found that the medication, which requires monthly infusions to remove amyloid-beta proteins from patients’ brains, had an even higher incidence of brain swelling....
...Some players in the alternative protein sector are not convinced that questions over health are the problem....
...Clarke said Kind, the high-protein, gluten-free snack brand the group acquired in 2020 for $5bn, was now being sold in 30 different countries and bringing in annual sales of more than $1bn....
...Try the amazake Piña Colada — a non-alcoholic protein drink made from fermented rice....
...Vegetarians have been defaulting to simpler plant proteins such as tofu or quinoa....
...Scientists there noted the association of Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis with a particular protein known as TL1A....
...While funding for plant-based alternatives has fallen, investors have backed start-ups developing lab-grown and fermented protein alternatives....
...To predict their health effects, they trained an AI algorithm called PrimateAI-3D with data about these mutations and the three-dimensional structures of the proteins they produce....
...breakthroughs have included its AlphaGo system, which beat world Go champion Lee Sedol in 2016, and AlphaFold, a system with potentially far-reaching impacts on medicine that predicts the structure of proteins...
...Novavax pitched its protein-based vaccine as an alternative to those offered by Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer. It hoped to target the tens of millions of Americans who remain unvaccinated....
...Novavax’s market capitalisation soared above $20bn when it developed Nuvaxovid, a Covid jab made using a traditional protein-based vaccine process rather than the messenger RNA technology used by BioNTech...
...Meanwhile, too small to register in the above charts are meatless meat specialists such as Ontario-based Maple Leaf Foods, which in November wrote down the value of its plant protein business by $191mn....
...VCs backed a wide range of start-ups developing biological fertilisers, vertical farms and robots, as well as alternative proteins such as plant-based or lab-grown meat....
...DeepMind’s contributions include AlphaFold, software that can predict the shape of almost every known protein....
...Instead of jokes, I’ve landed on a side of TikTok that’s full of protein powder recommendations and gory surgery videos. It’s like a 1990s lads’ mag come to life....
...Knowing a protein’s shape, for example a Y-shaped antibody, tells scientists more about what that protein’s role is....
...The trial is an encouraging demonstration that the disease can be treated by removing beta-amyloid, the gungy protein that gums up the brain as Alzheimer’s progresses....
...Therefore, the benefits may not be because of a reduction in amyloid but because of an increase in the levels of the normal protein, Espay said....
...It added that inflation was exerting pressure on the category, with consumers trading down into “cheaper forms of protein, including animal meat”, while delayed and cancelled product promotions had also...
...Initially, the phase 3 trial failed to achieve its primary endpoint of significant clinical improvement after six months’ treatment with tofersen, although levels of harmful proteins in patients’ blood caused...
...Alberto Espay, a professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati, said in addition to lowering amyloid levels in the brain, lecanemab increased the levels of a normal protein, amyloid beta-42, which...
...Carlotte Lucas, corporate engagement manager at the Good Food Institute Europe, a lobby group for the alternative protein industry, said that while shoppers were continuing to demand more sustainable options...
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