Articles tagged with "Proteomics & Genomics"

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Porous material changes structure like a protein

January 15, 2019
A newly developed synthesised material can change its structure to carry out specific chemical processes, much like a protein.Using a combination of experimental and computational techniques, University of Liverpool researchers...

DeepMind AI predicts 3D protein shapes

December 3, 2018
A British technology company has used AI to predict the 3D structure of a protein based on its genetic sequence.DeepMind used its AlphaFold AI system focused on modelling target shapes...

Wellcome warning for CRISPR gene editing research

October 11, 2018
The first formal study involving the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 has been welcomed by more than the usual CRISPR enthusiasts.The trial based in Germany and backed by US company Vertex Pharmaceuticals...

Understanding the protein ‘interactome’

April 20, 2018
Researchers of the University of Helsinki, Finland, developed an improved method to give a detailed understanding of protein–protein interactions _– key for deciphering regulation of cellular networks and pathways.Proteins do...

Study of ‘looping’ DNA reveals breast cancer link

April 12, 2018
Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive study ever to unpick the genetics of the disease.The team from the Institute of...

Watching DNA being read with cryo-EM

February 7, 2018
Scientists have unveiled images of the DNA code being read and interpreted – revealing new detail about one of the fundamental processes of life.Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research...

Promising gene therapy treatment for blindness

December 7, 2017
University of Oxford scientists have shown how gene therapy could reverse blindness. Most causes of untreatable blindness occur from the loss of millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line...

Antibiotic-resistant genes discovered

November 30, 2017
Researchers have discovered previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.

Nobel Prize Medicine winners announced

October 2, 2017
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a trio of US scientists for their discoveries around the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythm.

Genetic influence on cancer mapped

September 20, 2017
A new method to map cancer genes and improve personalised cancer treatment has been built by Swedish researchers.

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