You can apparently now tell AI tools what sort of protein you want them to make. Designing variations of the […]
Tag: biochemistry
Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images
Antibodies play a central role in your body’s immune defense. But they’re also nearly ubiquitous in biological research, being essential […]
Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer
Google’s AlphaFold can help ID what parts of a gene editing protein enable mistakes. A couple of decades after the […]
Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars
When they’re being eaten, bean plants release chemicals that draw in parasitic wasps. For decades, scientists have understood that plants […]
Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids
Using AI tools, the team reworked part of the ribosome to need one less amino acid. The genetic code is […]
Tiny, 45 base long RNA can make copies of itself
Self-copying RNAs may have been a key stop along the pathway to life. By base pairing with themselves, RNAs can […]
Fungus could be the insecticide of the future
Exterminators keep getting calls for a reason. Wood-devouring insects, such as beetles, termites, and carpenter ants, are constantly chewing through […]