Although proteins are composed out of only a small number of distinct amino acids, this deceptive simplicity quickly vanishes when considering the many possible sequences across a protein, not to ...

Most of the activities that go on inside cells—the activities that keep us living, breathing, thinking animals—are handled by proteins. They allow cells to communicate with each other, run a cell’s ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed a bold new approach to drug development and discovery that could dramatically accelerate the creation of new medicines. UVA's ...

Proteins are far more than nutrients we track on a food label. Present in every cell of our bodies, they work like nature's molecular machines. They walk, stretch, bend, and flex to do their jobs, ...

For the field of drug development, hitting the right target with atomic precision to achieve therapeutic effect remains the core challenge. While traditional R&D pipelines are dependent on ...

Gero, a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for aging and chronic diseases, has released ProtoBind-Diff, a novel masked diffusion language model that generates drug-like molecules for ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the scientific landscape, offering fantastic solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges. From combating climate change to transforming ...

Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can more accurately predict how proteins interact with one another—an advancement that could accelerate drug discovery and ...

Dr. Simon Sumer explains how AI‑driven protein design is shortening development cycles, improving screening efficiency, and ...

Multiple research fronts saw major advances on April 24, 2026, with AI models driving new capabilities in protein interaction prediction, automated protein design, and earthquake engineering ...