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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
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (128+ words) From cutting-edge solutions for stem cell research to 3 D multi-omics for rapid identification of drug targets, this edition of the biotech bi-weekly is packed with product, partnership and personnel. .. Bio Techniques is part of Taylor & Francis Group. Taylor & Francis Group…...
4 D atlas of thousands of genes offers unparalleled insight into embryogenesis
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (499+ words) Original story from the University of Basel (Switzerland). How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible…...
What is connectomics? How microscopy and AI have combined to revolutionize neuroscience
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (772+ words) The human brain " all 86 billion neurons of it " is something of an enigma. Despite decades of research, our understanding of how it works remains limited, presenting a major roadblock in the quest to treat neurological disease and mental illness " one…...
The Spatial Touchstone project: a standard framework for spatial data analysis
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (103+ words) Original story from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (TN, USA)." A collaborative project has created a comprehensive guide to help standardize spatial transcriptomics practices. The unmatched detail of spatial transcriptomics has allowed researchers to understand cellular microenvironments such as tumors…...
Expanding our search for antibiotics: encrypted biology, ancient datasets and AI
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (21+ words) We spoke with C'sar de la Fuente to learn how he has developed AI models to discover and design novel antibiotics....
A 'lightbulb moment': AI-designed intrabody probes track activity inside living cells
2+ mon, 3+ week 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
3+ mon, 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
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (339+ words) Original story from The University of Texas at Austin (TX, USA). Scientists have used Alpha Fold 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…...
Quantum questions have algorithmic answers: navigating a drug discovery network
4+ mon, 3+ week 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
5+ mon, 2+ 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…...