BIO.News Newsletter

Today, Dr. Michelle tells us why we must not ignore superbugs as we prepare for future pandemics. Also, we have news about LanzaTech’s new partnership to make perfume more sustainable, and an announcement about BIO Digital 2021. (671 words, 3 minutes, 21 seconds)

Today we have details on yesterday's significant announcement from Merck and Johnson & Johnson, as well as a look at the sustainable genetically engineered salmon that might be coming to a supermarket near you this spring. (724 words, 3 minutes, 27 seconds)P.S. Don't miss what Dolly Parton had to say—and sing—about getting her COVID-19 vaccine.

Today, news on a new diagnostic that can detect COVID-19 variants—and a vaccine that looks like it might prevent them. We have details, plus the woman whose research led to the first genetically modified plants. (674 words, 3 minutes, 22 seconds)

It’s March, again—but things are looking up because the FDA authorized a third COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. We have details, plus USDA’s proposed framework for regulatory oversight of animal biotech, and our Women’s History Month kickoff. (930 words, 4 minutes, 39 seconds)

Today, everything you need to know about key health, trade, and energy Senate hearings yesterday, plus Rare Disease Day activities and an exclusive Q&A with Global Blood Therapeutics CEO Dr. Ted Love. (1037 words, 5 min.) We offer heartfelt condolences to the family of Sam Taylor, CEO of NCBIO, who passed away this past Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Sam drove North Carolina’s life sciences industry to become one of the largest in the nation—and represents the best biotech has…

A busy week in Washington continues. We have a readout on HHS nominee Xavier Becerra's confirmation hearings, plus a preview of today's House Agriculture hearing on climate change. (1095 words, 5 minutes, 28 seconds)

Yesterday, COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers appeared (virtually) in front of a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee—we have a summary. We also introduce you to the newly confirmed Agriculture secretary and a Black biologist who paved the way for last week’s historic Mars landing. (995 words, 4 minutes, 58 seconds)

A busy week of Hill hearings begins today with HHS nominee Xavier Becerra facing the Senate HELP Committee, and vaccine manufacturers testifying in front of House Energy & Commerce. In the meantime, we have details on FDA’s guidance on COVID-19 vaccines and variants, as well as EPA’s new position on the Renewable Fuel Standard. (860 words, 4 minutes, 18 seconds)

As we start a new week, we’re focused on policy recommendations for beating COVID-19, preparing for the next pandemic, solving climate change, and building a resilient economy. (Yeah, we’re busy.) Details below, plus what’s happening in Washington this week and the Black chemist who paved the way for synbio. (1,000 words, 5 minutes)

So many amazing scientific breakthroughs this week—from NASA landing the Perseverance rover on Mars, to geneticists announcing they sequenced DNA from mammoth teeth that are 1 MILLION years old. We end the week by answering more questions about another amazing breakthrough—the COVID-19 vaccines—and explain how science is making our clothes more sustainable. (930 words, 4 minutes, 30 seconds)