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AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAFold are limited to predicting the 3D structure of proteins. A new all-atom method models complete biomolecular assemblies, including proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, metals, and covalent modifications.
#NBThighlight
The first peptide vaccine designed to elicit T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2, rather than antibody responses, appears to be safe and broadly protective against a range of worrisome viral variants, including Omicron
The community of the DAO
Decentralized autonomous organizations are growing as alternative research funding models, but are also strong scientific communities. We should get on board
In Brief: Japan approves the sale of two CRISPR-edited fish: a tiger puffer and a red sea bream, both developed by the Kyoto-based startup Regional Fish Institute with Kyoto University and Kindai University
To celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
we’re highlighting outstanding Black researchers around the US. Today, we recognize Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, assistant professor of biology at Penn
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Can synthetic biology provide a sustainable alternative to petrochemicals? Liew et al. engineer bacteria to convert greenhouse gases into useful chemicals
We’re highlighting outstanding Black researchers around the US to celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
. Today we recognize Bryan Bryson, assistant professor of biological engineering at MIT, whose lab is developing new tools to dissect the complex dynamics of bacterial infection
We celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
by recognizing Georgia Tech professor Manu Platt, who studies how cells sense, respond and remodel their immediate environments for repair and regeneration in health and disease, and translates that knowledge to address global health disparities
#Coronavirus
vaccine developers are wary of a dangerous phenomenon known as antibody-dependent enhancement, in which non-neutralizing antibodies could enhance viral entry into cells and viral replication and end up worsening infection
Successfully inducing tolerance with an anti-inflammatory mRNA vaccine could transform the treatment of autoimmune diseases, allergies and allogeneic transplantation
#NBTNV
Congratulations to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna on winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the CRISPR-Cas9 editing tool that has “revolutionized” the life sciences. Listen to a recent Nature Biotech podcast with Doudna and Liu.
To celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
we're highlighting trailblazing Black researchers in the US. Today we recognize Paula Hammond, professor and head of MIT's department of chemical engineering and one of only 25 distinguished scientists elected to all three national academies
#BHM
For
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we're celebrating outstanding scientists throughout the biotech industry. We recognize
@genentech
's Aviv Regev, who has pioneered many leading experimental and computational methods for the reconstruction of circuits, including in single-cell genomics
The August issue is live
On the cover, an artist’s impression of a protein translocating through a nanopore. Yu et al. identify conditions allowing proteins to translocate through a nanopore when driven by an electroosmotic effect
We’re highlighting outstanding Black researchers in the US to celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
. Today we recognize UC Davis assistant professor Jamal Lewis, whose lab focuses on the development of novel biomaterial systems that can manipulate the immune system
#BHM
The February issue, with a focus on protein engineering, is live
Our cover shows the three data types key to machine learning for functional protein design: structure, sequence and labels, from a Review by Notin et al.
Japan approves the sale of two CRISPR-edited fish engineered to grow bigger than their conventional counterparts. The traits are expected to reduce production costs of farming the fish, which will be grown in tanks on land
Today for
#BlackHistoryMonth
we recognize rising star Christina Towers, assistant professor in the molecular and cell biology laboratory at the Salk Institute
#BHM
Today for
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we recognize trailblazer Kristala Jones Prather, professor of chemical engineering at MIT, whose research is at the forefront of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology
#BHM