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SYNTHETIC ARTEMESININ was a breathtaking story. "The drug is the first triumph of the nascent field of synthetic biology and will be a lifesaver for the hundreds of millions of people in developing countries who each year contract malaria." Sanofi, Amyris, One World Health and the B&MG Foundation were the driving forces. I was lucky enough to be there. " " http://lnkd.in/bAGJV9C View in LinkedIn

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY is "genetic engineering on steroids. Where biotechnology of the past used cut-and-paste tools to introduce single genes into DNA, we're looking at introducing networks of genes and other elements under regulated control to rewire the internal workings" of the organism."" " http://lnkd.in/bAGS9Ji View in LinkedIn

LIGHT TOUCH BY FDA. "97,000 mobile health applications are available at major app stores. The vast majority won’t have to be cleared through the FDA, which on Sept. 23 completed regulations on the level of oversight such products will receive. Apps that turn a smartphone or other gadget into a regulated medical device, such as an electrocardiogram machine, must be submitted to the agency for review. Companies that don’t comply risk having their product banned in the U.S." (Sept 23 2013). " " http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/fda-regulators-eye-medical-apps-for-mobile-devices View in LinkedIn

HARNESSING BUGS AS MEDICINES. "Entire engineered viruses and organisms can be programmed to target specific pathogenic agents and pathological mechanisms. In two separate studies, engineered bacteriophages were deployed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, by endowing them with genetic mechanisms that target and thwart bacteria’s antibiotic evasion techniques."" " http://lnkd.in/bZJnEEJ View in LinkedIn

DIGITAL MEDICINE. "Mobile apps have the potential to transform health care by allowing doctors to diagnose patients with potentially life-threatening conditions outside of traditional health care settings, help consumers manage their own health, and also gain access to useful information whenever and wherever they need it....apps currently on the market can diagnose abnormal heart rhythms, transform smart phones into a mobile ultrasound device, or function as the “central command” for a glucose meter." (Sept 2013). " " http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm369431.htm View in LinkedIn

BUGS AS MEDICINES. "A study described by Ruder et al produced bacteriophages that, once inside an infected bacterium, turned off the mechanisms that protect it from antibiotics. Treating E. coli infected mice with both antibiotics and the engineered bacteriophage resulted in an 80% survival rate, compared to 20% with antibiotics alone."" " http://sybhel.org/?p=730 View in LinkedIn

MOBILE HEALTH APPS. "Mobile health apps were recently described as “the single-biggest digital channel since the 90s and the web” by business and research consultancy Frost and Sullivan. The claim was backed up by astounding figures for the growth of the mobile health market – last year the revenues made by the development of mobile apps reached £13.2 billion in the US."" " http://www.ehi.co View in LinkedIn

BUGS FIGHTING BUGS. "The discovery and development of antibiotics has had a profound effect on human health. Many previously deadly diseases are now easily cured. But, inevitably, their impact is starting to wane as bacteria fight back and acquire resistance. Drug development has slowed and new approaches to treating antibiotic resistant infections are needed. Enter the engineered bacteriophage, variations on viruses that infect only specific bacteria."" " http://sybhel.org/?p=730 View in LinkedIn

MED-APP & THE FDA. "500 M smartphone users will be using a health care application by 2015, and by 2018, 50 percent of 3.4 billion smartphone users will have downloaded (them). The FDA's Mobile Medical Applications Guidance for Industry and Food (September 25, 2013)...the oversight of mobile medical apps as devices and the focus on the apps that present a greater risk."" " http://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/productsandmedicalprocedures/connectedhealth/mobilemedicalapplications/default.htm View in LinkedIn

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY REVIEW. " " http://lnkd.in/bmvp2UX View in LinkedIn