Protein
AI predicts the shape of nearly every protein known to science
In 2020, an artificial intelligence lab called DeepMind unveiled technology that could predict the shape of proteins — the microscopic mechanisms that drive the behavior of the human body and all other living things. A year later, the lab shared the tool, called AlphaFold, with scientists and released predicted shapes for more than 350,000 proteins, …
Exploring the vital connection between gut microbes, physical activity, and health
Our bowels accommodate billions of active microbes that affect the health, a fact that is arousing increasing interest also among athletes. For example, performance-enhancing intestinal microbe populations have been found in athletes participating in endurance sports. There is also research evidence for the notion that physical activity produces health-promoting changes in the bowels. Sanna Lensu …
Proteomics technology shows how exercise improves the efficiency of muscle energy production
Mitochondria are the cell’s power plants and produce the majority of a cell’s energy needs through an electrochemical process called electron transport chain coupled to another process known as oxidative phosphorylation. A number of different proteins in mitochondria facilitate these processes, but it’s not fully understood how these proteins are arranged inside mitochondria and the …
New technology to obtain ‘protein fingerprints’ in just a few minutes
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis Crick Institute have developed a mass spectrometry-based technique capable of measuring samples containing thousands of proteins within just a few minutes. It is faster and cheaper than a conventional blood count. To demonstrate the technique’s potential, the researchers used blood plasma collected from COVID-19 patients. Using …
New technology helps study muscle biology more clearly
Exercising regularly is one of the best defenses against metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes – but why? It’s a question that scientists are still struggling to answer. While exercising changes the molecular behavior of muscles, it’s not well understood how these molecular changes improve metabolic health. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have …
The Protein Folding Break-Through | Hackaday
Researchers at DeepMind have proudly announced a major break-through in predicting static folded protein structures with a new program known as AlphaFold 2. Protein folding has been an ongoing problem for researchers since 1972. Christian Anfinsen speculated in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in that year that the three-dimensional structure of a given protein should …
Study Reveals How a Key Protein Protects Blood Stem Cells
Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery of a key protein that supports the production of healthy blood cells throughout life by regulating the body’s inflammatory response. The study is the first to reveal a protein that has a crucial role in protecting the blood’s stem cells, which continually produce all blood and immune cells …
Syngenta Group invests $1.25M in new protein technologies | AG
(KMAland) — Syngenta Group has announced the winners of its Radicle Protein Challenge. The Radicle Protein Challenge was constructed by Syngenta Group and Radicle Growth, a company building platform for early-stage Ag and food technologies, to uncover innovation and invest in two technology companies that are transforming the future of protein. Mark Brooks is an …
Protein Industries Canada Makes Investment Into A.I. Spraying Technology
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has announced the development of new technology that specifically targets pests when spraying fields. The technology uses artificial intelligence to detect weeds and other crop pests while passing over a field. This is estimated to reduce pesticide use by up to 95 percent while maintaining crop yield, saving farmers approximately $52 …
Getting Up Close and Personal With the Huntingtin Protein
A new study reveals intricate details about the biology of the huntingtin protein (HTT), which is responsible for Huntington’s disease.The research focuses on axonal transport – the way in which vital materials travel along pathways called axons inside nerve cells, or neurons. Scientists found that HTT sometimes journeys along these roadways in cellular vehicles …
