Monod Bio co-founders, from left: David Shoultz, Daniel-Adriano Silva, and Alfredo Quijano Rubio. (Monod Photo) The news: Monod Bio raised $25 million to develop molecular biosensors that light up when they bind their target. The sensors can be designed to detect molecules linked to disease and they also have potential for industrial applications. The origins: Monod’s…
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An illustration shows how custom-made peptide molecules (shown in pink and purple) can slip through a cell membrane. (Image by Ian C. Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered how to create peptide molecules that can slip through membranes to enter cells — and they’ve also created…
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Protein rings hallucinated by artificial intelligence-powered software from the Institute for Protein Design. (IPD Image) The Institute for Protein Design helped usher in an era for scientists to predict the structure of a protein using artificial intelligence tools, an accomplishment that helped it win the “Breakthrough of the Year” award from Science magazine last year…