Structural biology

Determining molecular structure – crystallography, cryo-EM, and the prediction models now competing with both.

25 articles

Chai-1: The Next Frontier in Molecular Structure Prediction

Chai-1 is an advanced multimodal AI model for the prediction of molecular structure developed by Chai Discovery, unlocking unparalleled and unprecedented access to next-generation drug...

AI in Research
nano pores

Custom-Designed TMB Pores a New Phase for Nanopore Technology

Researchers from the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology have pioneered a novel way to design custom transmembrane β-barrel nanopores, for greater control over the size...

Nanotechnology
iproteos

Teresa Tarragó: “Crowdfunding is a Source of Financing for Early Stage Biotechs”

Labcritics was at Iproteos’ facilities talking to Teresa Tarragó, CEO and co-founder of this innovative company. Iproteos combines computational chemistry with modern synthesis methods to generate...

Biomedicine

Bacterial Hair Conducts Electricity and Could Be Used in Bioelectronic Devices

Scientists from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Holy Cross, and Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that the filaments present in the surface of Geobacter...

Bioengineering
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Jascha Blobel: ” Gamification Helps Us to Discover New Drugs”

Labcritics presents an interview with Jascha Blobel, CEO of Molomics, the first company that gamifies the drug discovery process. You will soon be able to...

Apps
Cryoem_groel

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Is the Method of the Year 2015

Nature Methods has named Cryo-Electron Microscopy the method of the year 2015. This structural technique, which was always a step behind nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and...

Equipment
single protein hologram structure

Electron Holography Microscope Obtains First Image of a Single Protein

  Researchers from the University of Zurich have obtained the first image ever of a single protein. The molecule was fixed on a graphene sheet...

Basic Research
Salinas

Gabriel Ortega: “How Do Halophiles Endure Extreme Salinity?”

The slow but unstoppable progress of evolution has enabled, step by step, mutation after mutation, the conquest of virtually all ecosystems on Earth. Even in...

Basic Research