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Kickstarting the use of AI for biotechs: part two

Drug Target Review

2 AlphaFold 3 has been built to model DNA, RNA and smaller molecules (ligands). Google DeepMind’s new AI can model DNA, RNA, and ‘all life’s molecules’. There are several technologies and specific tools being rolled out in this area. The latest exciting advancement is AlphaFold 3, which was just released. Alphafold 3.0:

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Happy New Year … and a Look Back at a Memorable 2015

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

But before diving into our first “new science” post of 2016, let’s take a quick look back at 2015 and some of its remarkable accomplishments. Four of 2015’s Top 10 featured developments directly benefited from NIH support—including Science’s “Breakthrough of the Year,” the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique. Protein Cell.

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How nucleolar stress accelerates aging in mice

Drug Target Review

In a previous study, we showed that these peptides decorate all cellular RNAs and thus impair the binding of RNA-binding proteins to RNA. For his postdoctoral stay he joined the group of André Nussenzweig, where he started to work on DNA repair, particularly focusing on the role of histone H2AX.

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Addressing increasingly resistant drugs by infectious agents

Drug Target Review

I had earlier proposed the use of Palmatine and Silver Nitrate in the efficacy against the RNA structure of the COVID-19 virus. 2015): A new approach to chemotherapy: drug-induced differentiation kills African trypanosomes, Scientific Report. (6):22451. We discovered it is highly effective and environmentally friendly. and Wolfgang, H.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

Dr Emily Leproust, Founder and CEO, Twist Biopharma In 2015, Dr LeProust was named one of Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers for fast-tracking the building blocks of life, and Fast Company named her one of the most creative people in business for synthesising DNA faster than ever. I owe so much to Franklin and many others.”

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New trends in DNA-encoded library screening

Drug Discovery World

Matthew Clark , CEO of X-Chem, looks at what the future could hold for DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology. In the 13 years since it was first described, DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology has become a firmly established approach to small molecule hit generation in drug discovery. ACS Comb Sci (2015). Artificial intelligence.

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Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform

Broad Institute

William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform By Corie Lok May 14, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for his development of an efficient, scalable method of producing RNA and proteins in the laboratory.

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