Biotech advancements facilitate life-altering treatments for patients. Gene therapy with a viral vector enabled a previously deaf child to hear by restoring the function of a vital protein. Similarly, people with inherited retinal diseases have regained vision through gene therapies that replace defective genes with functioning ones. Trametinib, a drug originally for melanoma, shrank a rare type of brain tumor in a child, offering hope for repurposing existing drugs for other cancer types. [The “Biotech Christmas miracles” also included an anecdote of successful immunotherapy for stage 4 glioblastoma.]
iOS devices more exposed to phishing than Android
Cybercrime groups are increasingly targeting mobile devices, with a 32% jump in malicious app detections and a 17% increase in enterprise-focused credential theft and phishing
