H5N1 Update: Two Human H5N1 Cases in Cambodia

Published on February 25, 2023

Two human infections with avian influenza A H5N1 (H5N1 bird flu) have been reported by Cambodia.

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New purification method could make protein drugs cheaper

February 28, 2023
One of the most expensive steps in manufacturing protein drugs such as antibodies or insulin is the purification step: isolating the protein from the bioreactor used to produce it. This step can account for up to half of the total cost of manufacturing a protein.In an effort to help reduce those costs, MIT engineers have devised a new way to perform this kind of purification. Their approach, which