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Revolutionizing Peptide Sequencing with Machine Learning for Personalized Medicine

Scientists are employing machine learning to examine the structure of unfamiliar cells, potentially opening the door to improved personalized medicine for addressing cancer and other serious ailments.

29 Nov 2023

Could A Small Flower Hold The Key to More Stable Peptide Drugs?

Taking inspiration from a small purple flower found in the tropics, University of Bath scientists have successfully created a new tool that could help to create more stable, efficient and cost-effective drugs.

29 Nov 2023

Study Identifies Significant Changes in Peptides During Pyroglutamination

Peptides are biomolecules formed when two or more amino acids that perform key functions in the human organism, such as hormones, neurotransmitters, painkillers and antibiotics, bind together. For this reason, they are much studied and used by the pharmaceutical industry, for example.

2 Nov 2023

Unlocking the Potential of Lab-Made Hydrogel for Tissue Growth and Medical Applications

A recently developed laboratory-created material imitates human tissue and has the potential to decrease or substitute for the utilization of animal-derived components in biomedical studies.

24 Oct 2023

Small Chemical Change to Boost Bioavailability of Drug Molecules

The effectiveness of any drug molecule depends on how well it interacts with the internal environment inside our body.

11 Oct 2023

New Approach to Treating Age-Related Diseases by Targeting Aging Cells

A research team, led by Professor Ja Hyoung Ryu from the Department of Chemistry at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Hyewon Chung from Konkuk University, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the treatment of age-related diseases.

5 Oct 2023

Biosynth Extends Its Offering to Multi-Kilogram GMP Peptide Synthesis Through the Acquisition of Pepceuticals

Biosynth, a supplier of critical materials to the life science industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Pepceuticals, a UK producer of synthetic peptides with multi-kilogram GMP facilities and fill-finish capabilities designed to support customers from clinical trials to commercial supply.

26 Sep 2023

LJI Scientists Harness 'Helper' T Cells To Treat Tumors

Scientists are on the hunt for a unique set of mutations, called "neoantigens," that let the immune system distinguish tumor cells from normal cells. Their goal is to help the immune system react to neoantigens and target tumor cells for destruction.

4 Sep 2023

Bioengineered Enzyme-Based Scissors can Selectively Remove Mucins Off Cancer Cells

Cancer cells can evade the body's immune defenses by exploiting a normally helpful and ubiquitous group of molecules known as mucins.

24 Aug 2023

Innovative Method Accelerates Discovery of New Drugs by Harnessing the Power of Ribosomes

A research team led by University of California, Irvine scientists has developed an innovative method for quickly and efficiently creating vast collections of chemical compounds used in drug discovery by harnessing the power of ribosomes, the molecules found in all cells that synthesize proteins and peptides.

24 Aug 2023

From Neanderthals to New Drugs: Unlocking Ancient Proteins

We need to think big in antibiotics research.

17 Aug 2023

Gut Hormone Plays a Vital Role in Maintaining the Balance of Fungi in the Digestive System of Mammals

Peptide YY (PYY), a hormone produced by gut endocrine cells that was already known to control appetite, also plays an important role in maintaining the balance of fungi in the digestive system of mammals, according to new research from the University of Chicago.

4 Aug 2023

The Peptoid Approach to Antiviral Resistance

Antiviral therapies are difficult to develop because viruses can rapidly mutate to become drug resistant.

3 Aug 2023

Analyzing the Possibility to Design Improved Vaccines

A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, shows it may be possible to design vaccines that will induce a stronger immune response to infecting pathogens, such as the virus causing COVID-19.

26 Jul 2023

Study Unravels How the Microbiome Shapes Evolutionary Immune Defenses

Animals and humans coexist with a vast array of microorganisms known as the microbiome, forming an intricate relationship that can range from mutually beneficial to pathogenic.

25 Jul 2023

New Automated Machine Learning Tool to Design and Interpret Biological Sequences

The amount of data generated by scientists today is massive, thanks to the falling costs of sequencing technology and the increasing amount of available computing power.

22 Jun 2023

New Method Provides Near-Perfect Control Over the Manipulation of Individual Molecules

Aleksandra Radenovic, Head of the School of Engineering’s Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, has spent years working to enhance nanopore technology, which primarily involves a molecule like DNA through a tiny pore in a membrane to quantify an ionic current.

20 Jun 2023

Fungal Invasion Threatens Amphibian Biodiversity in North America

According to recent studies, the amphibian biodiversity could suffer greatly if the fungus infection Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) were introduced to North America.

15 Jun 2023

Natural Peptide From Fruit Flies may Pave Way for New Antibiotics

Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have found that a peptide from fruit flies could lead to new antibiotics.

7 Jun 2023

Online Prediction Modeling Tool to Help Advance Scientific Discoveries

By anticipating the location of proteins within a cell, researchers might have access to a trove of biological knowledge. Future scientific discoveries related to drug development and the treatment of diseases like epilepsy will depend on this information.

6 Jun 2023