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Scientists develop synthetic cell that grows and divides uniformly
Researchers have created a single-celled synthetic organism able to grow and divide that could be used to produce drugs and detect disease.
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Machine learning calculates affinities of drug candidates and targets
A novel machine learning method called DeepBAR could accelerate drug discovery and protein engineering, researchers say.
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Antibodies from COVID-19 vaccines less effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants
Researchers have shown antibodies induced by the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are less effective at neutralising certain SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Machine learning identifies drugs to repurpose against COVID-19
A team has developed a machine learning approach to screen for and identify drugs that could be repurposed against COVID-19 in the elderly.
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Could metabo-oncology be the treatment modality of the future?
Jim Shanahan from SynDevRx explains why metabo-oncology treatment modalities could be the answer to a rise in metabolic disorders and cancers.
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“Organs-on-a-chip” reveal how digestive tract may influence neurological disease
A team has used their new organs-on-a-chip system to replicate the interactions between the brain, liver and colon.
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Assay reveals potency of neutralising antibodies in COVID-19 patients
Researchers have shown that neutralising antibodies developed in COVID-19 patients were less potent if from those with severe or fatal disease.
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One-step method developed to generate mice for vaccine research
Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists have developed a new method for generating mouse lines for vaccine research in just a few weeks.
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Combining deep computational learning and synthetic biology
Dr Diogo Camacho from the Wyss Institute at Harvard discusses new research into using machine learning algorithms to analyse RNA sequences and reveal potential drug targets.
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Researchers reveal how coronaviruses use protein vibrations to enter cells
Using atomistic simulations, a team has demonstrated how coronavirus Spike proteins move and vibrate to let the virus through cell walls.
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Researchers make steps towards a universal flu vaccine
A research team has developed a potentially universal flu vaccine that has demonstrated success in mice.
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Flow synthesis technology enables faster protein production
The novel protocol allows proteins over 100 amino acids long to be synthesised in hours and include amino acids that do not occur in the human proteome.
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Huntington’s update: optimal treatment times and implicated molecules
Two studies reveal the importance of timing in Huntington’s disease interventions and demonstrate interleukin-6 may play a protective role.
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Specialised proteins could halt cytokine storms in COVID-19 patients
Researchers who developed modified proteins say this could be used in the fight against COVID-19, by tackling cytokine storms.
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Predicting which diabetes treatments will reach clinical trials
Researchers at MIT have developed a mathematical model that can calculate whether diabetes treatments in pre-clinical trials will be successful in humans.