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After solving protein folding, The Next Step For AI Is To Predict Protein Behaviour In The Body
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 27th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
Kinases can catalyse over 90,000 known phosphorylation sites in proteins. The dataset, when fed into AlphaFold, RoseTTAFold, their variants, could help them better predict how proteins dynamically change shape and interact in cells.
DARPA Wants To Develop A Drug To Make People Resistant To Extreme Cold
Posted in Medicine on 27th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
"If you have a drug that makes brown fat more active, then instead of having to spend weeks and weeks adapting to cold, you can perform better within hours".
How pancreatic cancer defies treatment
Posted in Medicine, Science on 20th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest cancer in the United States, after lung and colorectal.
Israeli breast cancer treatment shows 90% effectiveness in animal trials
Posted in Medicine, Science on 20th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
The new molecular blocker aims to halt breast cancer metastasis.
New treatment strategy cuts risk of bowel cancer returning by 28%
Posted in Medicine, Science on 20th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
UK trial across three countries finds that giving patients chemotherapy before surgery was more effective.