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Largest genome sequencing project launched in UK
The UK Biobank, the world’s largest genetics project, will sequence 500,000 genetic samples, which will be available to researchers everywhere.
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Schizophrenia gene regulator identified by study
Using both computational models and stem cell-based experiments, researchers have identified a gene regulator of schizophrenia.
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Drug Target Review – Issue 3 2019
This issue includes an investigation into utilising recombinant antibodies for research, a highlight on protein design using computational methods and an examination of the advances in genomic medicine. Also in the issue are articles on next generation sequencing and upstream bioprocessing.
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Medical Research Council updates brain tissue database
The UK Brain Banks Network has been enhanced to include genomic data, which can be accessed by researchers worldwide.
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AI learns chemistry language to predict how to make medicines
An algorithm has been developed which can predict the outcomes of complex chemical reactions with over 90 percent accuracy which can be applied to drug development.
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Human digestive tract database available for researchers
A team from MIT sequenced bacteria samples from the digestive system which can be accessed by researchers to use in the development of treatments.
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Pancreas-on-a-chip technology to aid in diabetes research
Scientists combine organ-on-a-chip and stem-cell technologies to make a powerful tool for diabetes research.
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AI designed, synthesised and validated new drug in 46 days
Researchers have developed a new AI system which was able to discover and then successfully test several new compounds within 46 days.
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New treatments for liver disease could be identified with lab-on-a-chip
New lab on a chip technology has been developed to evaluate the effects of different drivers of NAFLD on liver cells.
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Uniting humans and data: the role of AI in genomics
AI has applications in many areas of research, including genomics. Slavé Petrovski of AstraZeneca reveals how AI is used in the study of the human genome and how it may evolve in the future.
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Sickle cell drugs could be tested with help from new computer model
New computer model that simulates the way red blood cells become misshapen by sickle cell disease could identity promising drug candidates.
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Beyond the phenotype: using AI to better understand disease
Claus Bendtsen at AstraZeneca reveals how AI can be used to improve our understanding of disease, to help identify the causes of conditions and aid in drug discovery.
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New CRISPR technique could alter the way we look at brain diseases
Researchers may have fundamentally altered the way scientists study brain diseases with new CRISPR technology.
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New model predicts cognitive decline two years ahead
Researchers hope the system can choose the right patients to enroll in clinical trials, to speed discovery of drug treatments.
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Whitepaper: CD4+ T-Cell Subsets
CD4+ T-cells play a central role in directing adaptive immune responses against invading microbial pathogens.
