A computational biology company that started in space tech is looking to change how biopharma finds disease targets by modeling how proteins behave.

IT IS A recurring joke among chemists that the Nobel prize for chemistry is, more often than not, awarded for developments in biology. Recent examples include awards for the gene-editing tool CRISPR, ...

When John Jumper got the call earlier this month from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences that he was winning the Nobel Prize, he almost didn’t answer. The director of Google DeepMind, the tech ...

Efforts to unlock the mysteries of proteins, building blocks of life, have earned three scientists the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry. The prize goes to David Baker “for computational protein design,” ...

They build our bodies and orchestrate the molecular processes in cells that keep them healthy. They also present a wealth of targets for new medications. From everyday pain relievers to sophisticated ...

Matthew Addicoat receives funding from EPSRC and the Royal Society. Using computers to carry out protein design and for predicting protein structures are two sides of the same coin. They are ...

Google's new artificial intelligence model, AlphaFold 3, is the latest AI-centered medical breakthrough. It can reportedly help create new drug designs, crops, medical treatments, and genomic research ...

In the wee hours of an October morning, David Baker, a protein biologist at the University of Washington (UW), received the most-awaited phone call in a scientist’s career. Halfway around the world, ...

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work on protein structure. Atila Altuntas / Anadolu via Getty Images On Wednesday morning, ...

Researchers found that paired pathogenic variants can restore protein function rather than make it worse. This phenomenon ...