Blog articles related to current events.

Current events

Science plays an integral role in our daily lives and the events impacting our society. Here, we cover current events affecting the global community.


Identifying promising HIV vaccine strategies with the help of BCR sequencing

Date: December 1, 2023

On World AIDS Day, learn how immune profiling can help the HIV research community’s common goal: developing a powerful vaccine to prevent this disease.

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Your spit can save your life

Date: March 15, 2021

Learn about a recent study by Silva et al. that found a correlation between SARS-CoV-2 levels in your saliva and severity of COVID-19.

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A cut above: the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing

Date: November 6, 2020

The scientific world is celebrating Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna's remarkable work that led to precise genome editing technology, forever changing research in the life sciences.

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In memory of Hermann Bujard (1934–2020)

Date: October 16, 2020

The global scientific community owes much to Hermann Bujard, a dedicated and passionate molecular biologist.

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COVID-19 vaccine development: the quest to dethrone the evil King Coronavirus

Date: August 24, 2020

Categories: Exclusive content

Find out which types of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are out there and how Takara Bio is joining the fight.

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Know your enemy: finding certainty in uncertain times

Date: July 29, 2020

Categories: Research News

This blog highlights one of the first studies identifying and characterizing the novel coronavirus, ultimately contributing to the viral genome sequence being shared worldwide.

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Entering new worlds while staying in place

Date: April 9, 2020

Categories: Research News

Hear how a Product Manager in Europe is adjusting to the changing research market in light of COVID-19.

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Working hard to meet production demands for SARS-CoV-2 testing

Date: April 2, 2020

Categories: Research News

Hear how a Takara Bio employee of 27 years is contributing to the COVID-19 effort.

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Shelter in place: staying steady amidst the Coronavirus outbreak

Date: March 18, 2020

Categories: Research News

Read a personal story from a Takara Bio employee about her contribution to the COVID-19 effort.

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Screening for novel coronavirus with one-step RT-qPCR: getting ahead of the outbreak

Date: January 31, 2020

Learn how researchers identified a novel, highly contagious coronavirus and developed a one-step RT-qPCR screening protocol.

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