# New Nasal Vaccines, Korro Stock Dips, J&J and Merck Acquisitions, and Dyno GATC Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/new-nasal-vaccines-korro-stock-dips-j-j-and-merck-acquisitions-and-dyno-gatc Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/new-nasal-vaccines-korro-stock-dips-j-j-and-merck-acquisitions-and-dyno-gatc.md Podcast: [Touching Base](https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887) Published: 2025-11-20T22:01:42+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/touching-base/episodes/new-nasal-vaccines-korro-stock-dips-jj-and-merck-acquisition Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65736d39d32e730012c98919/e/691f8fc85f27d8c1bf977ceb/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/touching-base-6714887/episodes/new-nasal-vaccines-korro-stock-dips-j-j-and-merck-acquisitions-and-dyno-gatc Duration seconds: 2510 ## Resource Nasal vaccines show new promise for human papillomavirus (HPV) to address cervical cancer and whooping cough. In business news, Korro's stock craters 81% as AATD interim Phase I/II results miss expectations. Additionally, Johnson & Johnson acquires Halda to expand their cancer pipeline while Merck acquires Cidara to boost antivirals. Lastly, the inaugural Genetic Agency Technology Conference (GATC) hosted by Dyno Therapeutics brought together a diverse group of researchers, entrepreneurs, and patient advocates to discuss the mission of genetic agency, or an individual’s ability to take action at the genetic level to live a healthier life.    Join GEN editors Corinna Singleman, PhD, Alex Philippidis, Fay Lin, PhD, and Uduak Thomas for a discussion of the latest biotech and biopharma news.    Listed below are links to the GEN stories referenced in this episode of Touching Base :    Cervical Cancer May Be Treatable with Intranasal Nanogel Vaccine GEN , November 15, 2025 Novel Nasal Spray Vaccine for Pertussis Shows Promise By Corinna Singleman, PhD, GEN , November 12, 2025   StockWatch: Korro Craters 81% on Data; Patient Death Sours Analysts on Intellia By Alex Philippidis, GENEdge , November 16, 2025 J&J Expands Cancer Pipeline with $3B Halda Acquisition By Alex Philippidis, GENEdge , November 18, 2025 Merck to Acquire Cidara for $9.2B, Bolstering Antiviral Pipeline  By Alex Philippidis, GEN , November 15, 2025   AI Meets Genetic Agency at Dyno GATC 2025 By Fay Lin, PhD, GENEdge , November 14, 2025 Genetic Agency on Display at GATC 2025 By Kevin Davies, PhD, and Fay Lin, PhD, GEN , November 13, 2025 Dyno GATC Announces AI Agents, Muscle Capsid, and Manufacturing Partner By Fay Lin, PhD, GEN Edge , November 11, 2025 &nb… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/touching-base-6714887/episodes/new-nasal-vaccines-korro-stock-dips-j-j-and-merck-acquisitions-and-dyno-gatc/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/new-nasal-vaccines-korro-stock-dips-j-j-and-merck-acquisitions-and-dyno-gatc.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.