Researchers led by University of Washington Nobel winner achieve a scientific breakthrough
Enzyme designers in the David Baker lab at the University of Washington in Seattle, from left: Sam Pellock, Anna Lauko, Kiera ...
Using AI to design proteins is now easy. Making enzymes remains hard.
We've had a few successes using directed evolution to create useful variations of existing enzymes, but efforts to broaden ...
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AI-Driven Protein Design Produces Enzyme that Mimics Natural Hydrolase Activity
New research uses AI to engineer enzymes with intricate active sites, expanding the possibilities for synthetic biocatalysts.
Yale Scientists Reprogram Genetic Code To Create Revolutionary Synthetic Organism
Yale researchers have created "Ochre," a genomically recoded organism that enables the production of synthetic proteins with ...
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Paris summit draws European ‘AI Champions’ including health care bigwigs
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life ...
Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
Enzymes significantly speed up the chemical reactions that keep you alive. Researchers are using AI to create new ones to tackle modern challenges.
People increasingly view chatbots as if they were friends, just not necessarily super-smart ones
People increasingly see chatbots in human-like ways, and yet also doubt their competence—raising challenging questions for how chatbot interfaces should be designed ...
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After AI antibodies and peptides, UW’s Baker Lab now tackles computer-generated enzymes
Fresh off winning a Nobel Prize last year, and previously tackling antibodies and peptides, the University of Washington’s ...
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DeepMind AlphaFold’s alumnus raises $40m for Latent Labs, a new AI biotech startup
Isomorphic Labs, a spin-off from DeepMind, is applying AI-first principles to drug discovery rather than just protein ...
Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable
A new startup from one of the key scientists at Google DeepMind exits stealth today with $50 million in funding.
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With $40 million, former DeepMind employees launch startup ‘laser-focused’ on AI protein design
Former DeepMind employees raise $40 million to launch London-based startup 'laser-focused' on AI protein design.