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Illustration of a roller coaster shaped like a stock chart labeled “ARKK,” with symbols of AI, biotech, Tesla, and crypto, representing the volatility and comeback of Cathie Wood’s innovation fund.

ARKK 2025: The “Mojo” Is Back (But the Volatility Never Left)

ARKK crushed 2025, face-planted in early 2026, and reminded everyone why Cathie Wood’s fund is the wildest ride in innovation investing. Fun, data-driven, and brutally honest about the volatility.

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Madrigal, BeiGene, and Biotech Alpha: Inside the “Gene-ius” Kingmakers of Baker Bros. 2025

Biotech Jedi at work. Baker Bros’ 2025 victory lap shows how Madrigal, BeiGene, and ruthless conviction turned science into serious alpha.

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Revisiting The Case of CRISPR Therapeutics: Still Crisp, Still Risky, Still Dangerously Alluring

CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) has the first widely approved CRISPR-based therapy, huge insider buying near today’s price, and institutions (including ARK) deep in the name — while shorts pile on. Crisp setup, risky execution, dangerously alluring upside. 🧬🎯

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Biotech Investor Extraordinaire Baker Bros Adds to Its Massive Stake in Kymera. Should You Buy In?

Baker Bros — the Warren Buffetts of biotech — just super-sized their Kymera (KYMR) position. With Fast Track designation, jaw-dropping STAT6 trial results, and a pioneering protein-degradation platform, is KYMR becoming the next biotech legend?

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Biotech Venture Capital Firm Casdin Keeps Buying Standard BioTools Shares — Time To Invest, Or Time To Label This “Highly Experimental”?

Casdin Capital just scooped up over a million shares of Standard BioTools — again. With strong tech, big cash coming from Illumina, and a major restructuring underway, is this small-cap biotech tools maker a deep-value setup or just another “high-risk, high-lab-cost” gamble? Here’s what’s really going on.

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Biotech Hedge Fund Extraordinaire Baker Bros. Advisors LP Adds To Its Stake in Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL): Should You Buy?

When the Baker Bros. — biotech’s most famous hedge fund — start scooping up more shares of Madrigal Pharma (MDGL), you know something’s cooking. With Rezdiffra sales booming, losses shrinking, and Wall Street titans circling, the tune of this Madrigal might be worth humming 🎶.

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals: Biotech Powerhouse Baker Bros Still Believes. Should You Buy In?

Biotech heavyweight Baker Bros still owns over 25% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), and the stock is heating up. With expanding revenue, a rich CNS pipeline, and smart money backing it, is this the comeback story investors have been waiting for?

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