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The biotech bi-weekly: the first AI models capable of programmable gene insertion, the world's largest genome-wide genetic perturbation dataset and more
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (128+ words) From cutting-edge solutions for stem cell research to 3D multi-omics for rapid identification of drug targets, this edition of the biotech bi-weekly shares the latest biotech and pharma insights. BioTechniques is part of Taylor & Francis Group. Taylor & Francis Group is a…...
A 'lightbulb moment': AI-designed intrabody probes track activity inside living cells
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (725+ words) Original story from Colorado State University (CO, USA). AI tools expedite antibody probe development, allowing researchers to track activity inside living cells." Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU; CO, USA) have determined how to use artificial intelligence to modify antibodies…...
The biotech bi-weekly: kicking off 2026 with genomic drug discovery, organoid development and ADC characterization
1+ week, 5+ day ago (781+ words) The biotech industry has certainly hit the ground running in 2026. In its first edition of the year, the biotech bi-weekly highlights new products that can visualize multimodal biological data at scale, streamline antibody'drug conjugate (ADC) characterization and perform agentic genomic…...
AI pinpoints new drug target for treating monkeypox virus
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (339+ words) Original story from The University of Texas at Austin (TX, USA). Scientists have used AlphaFold 3 to identify a potential new drug target to treat monkeypox virus. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an international team of researchers has made…...
Quantum questions have algorithmic answers: navigating a drug discovery network
2+ mon, 22+ hour ago (1268+ words) Quantum algorithms and AI-driven approaches are being leveraged to gain a unified understanding of multi-omics for a drug discovery context. Although AI has proven a powerful tool for drug discovery, Namshik Han (left) " Professor at Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea)…...
Molecular laser tag: identifying chromosomal abnormalities with AI
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) An AI tool identifies cells that can shed light on the earliest origins of cancer through a game of molecular "laser tag. A new AI tool developed by researchers in the Korbel Group at EMBL (Heidelberg, Germany) now offers a…...
Lassoing new therapeutics with computational biology
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (462+ words) Original story from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (IL, USA). A new large language model predicts the properties of lasso peptides, natural products of bacteria that have therapeutic potential. Lasso peptides are natural products made by bacteria. To produce these…...
When it comes to cooperation, biology and AI share similarities
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1223+ words) Original story from the University of California " Los Angeles (CA, USA). Research identifies shared neural mechanisms behind cooperation in both biological brains and artificial intelligence systems. At a time when conflict and division dominate the headlines, a new study from…...
The bonds that grow stronger the more they’re pulled apart
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (579+ words) Original story from Auburn University (AL, USA). AI analysis uncovers why certain protein interactions behave like a finger trap, gripping tighter the harder they're pulled. Imagine tugging on a Chinese finger trap. The harder you pull, the tighter it grips....
Characterized compounds and libraries for drug discovery
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (202+ words) Amsbio (Oxford, UK) offers a wide selection of over 325,000 pre-characterized chemical compounds to support your drug screening applications for discovery and development. Whether you are studying apoptosis, autophagy, cell cycle regulation, immunology, or signaling cascades, our portfolio of over 20,000 small…...