{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65736d39d32e730012c98919/65e20398be190800177f9131?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Moderna Gets Back to Its Roots, Form Bio and Ginkgo Bioworks Team Up, and Under-the-Radar Rare Autoimmune Diseases","description":"<p><strong>Episode 11 (March 1, 2024): </strong>After being diverted by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic to develop and manufacture COVID-19 vaccines, Moderna gets back to advancing rare disease mRNA therapeutics; a look at rare autoimmune diseases that fly below the public radar; Form Bio announced a partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks to bring their AI out of the computer and into gene therapy production by optimizing genetic payloads.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listed below are key references to the <em>GEN</em> stories, media, and other items discussed in this episode of <em>Touching Base</em>:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-discovery/rare-disease-day-moderna-gets-back-to-its-roots/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rare Disease Day: Moderna Gets Back to Its Roots</strong></a></p><p>By Jonathan D. Grinstein, <em>GEN</em>, February 28, 2024</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-discovery/taming-the-immune-system-when-rare-diseases-strike/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Taming the Immune System When Rare Diseases Strike</strong></a></p><p>By Kathy Liszewski, <em>GEN</em>, February 27, 2024</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/form-bios-ai-ensures-gene-therapies-pass-muster-with-ginkgos-help/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Form Bio’s AI Ensures Gene Therapies Pass Muster, with Ginkgo’s Help</strong></a></p><p><em>GEN</em>, February 28, 2024</p>","author_name":"Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)"}