Boca Biolistics is pleased to announce that our founders have partnered with the Canadian Private Equity Firm, Clairvest Group Inc. Clairvest has invested $25 million to acquire an equity stake in the company. The Clairvest team will work with Boca Bio CEO Valentin Adia and COO Michael Morris to...
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As we head into 2023, cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the United States. Researchers projected that there would be 1.9 million new cases of cancer and over 600,000 cancer-related deaths across the country in 2022. That equals about 1,670 deaths per day.
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Monkeypox (MPV) is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It's a rare infection most commonly found in west and central Africa but has recently been seen in other parts of the world. According to the CDC, as of August 22, 2022, there were 47,652 monkeypox cases globally, with the U.S. accounting...
Thousands of SARS-CoV-2 variants have sprung up since the pandemic began in March 2020. The virus's ability to infect a massive number of people has increased the chance of mutation. While most mutations are harmful to a virus or cell, some prove useful to the virus's ability to replicate and...
Most people have some Neanderthal DNA, with the percentage being negligible in Africa and highest in East Asian populations. Almost all Europeans also have some Neanderthal DNA, typically between 2 and 3%.
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COVID-19 is a viral infection that emerged in 2019 and quickly became a global pandemic infecting millions of people. The lack of approved therapies for this disease means that doctors manage it through symptomatic treatment, implementing infection control, and providing supportive care. COVID-19...
With record speed, we are closing in on having not one, but two approved COVID-19 vaccines. For many people, this may bring hope, whilst others have legitimate concerns about the speed of development and the new technology being used to create these vaccines.
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It's flu season, but this year it's turning out to be a little bit different from usual. What is going on with influenza, and why are the numbers this year not what they normally are?
