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CRISPR's First Decade Only Scratches The Surface Of Its Potential
Posted in Medicine on 27th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
In the decade since, CRISPR-Cas9 has spun off multiple variants, expanding into a comprehensive toolbox that can edit the genetic code of life.
GPT-3'S Aims to be Diagnosing Alzheimer's Through Speech
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 27th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
As this technology develops, it might become a crucial tool to help doctors make better diagnoses.
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.