Reframe Daily: Scientists find whale protein that fixes DNA and help themlive past 200 years

Reframe Daily—curated by Christin Chong (neuroscience PhD, Buddhist chaplain, healthtech strategy consultant)—delivers optimistic and credible healthtech updates you won’t find in most popular news outlets, from sources scientists and healthcare providers read and trust.

Today in one sentence: Scientists discovered bowhead whales live over 200 years because they have 100 times more of a protein that repairs broken DNA; doctors created a new snake medicine using just 8 special antibodies that protects against bites from 17 deadly African snakes; engineers built the world's smallest 3D printer to help surgeons fix damaged vocal cords during throat surgery; researchers found 4 different types of PCOS in nearly 12,000 women that each respond better to specific treatments; and the FDA announced new rules to make cheaper versions of expensive biological medicines faster and less costly to create.

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Good news: Scientists found a protein in bowhead whales that helps them live over 200 years by repairing damaged DNA

This whale lives for centuries: its secret could help extend human lifespan

Market readiness: 🙂 (Preclinical research - the study identified CIRBP protein's role in DNA repair in whale cells and showed it can work in human cells and fruit flies, but human applications are still many years away)

Good news: A new antivenom can protect against bites from 17 different deadly African snakes using just eight special antibodies

Nanobody-based recombinant antivenom for cobra, mamba and rinkhals bites

Market readiness: 🙂 (Preclinical research - successfully tested in mice but has not yet been tested in humans and will take at least 5 years before it could be available)

Good news: The world's smallest 3D printer can help surgeons rebuild vocal cords during throat surgery to prevent voice problems

World's smallest 3D bioprinter could help surgeons repair vocal cords

Market readiness: 🙂🙂 (Early research/device development - tested on artificial vocal cord models used for surgical training, but not yet tested in actual patients during real surgeries)

Good news: Doctors identified four different types of PCOS that respond differently to treatments, allowing more personalized care for women

Data-driven subtypes of polycystic ovary syndrome and their association with clinical outcomes

Market readiness: 🙂🙂🙂 (Clinical research with practical applications - based on analysis of nearly 12,000 patients with existing clinical measurements, and doctors can start using this classification approach now with available tests)

Good news: FDA announced new rules to make cheaper biosimilar medicines faster and less expensive to develop, helping lower drug costs

FDA Moves to Accelerate Biosimilar Development and Lower Drug Costs

Market readiness: 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 (Policy implementation - this is a new FDA guidance that will affect drug development immediately, making it easier for companies to bring lower-cost alternatives to expensive biologic drugs to market)

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