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Chemical and Structural Biology

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14.02.2024

Using three AI protein prediction tools, a Chinese-Israeli study uncovers new wrinkles in the folding story of “orphan” proteins

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10.11.2023

An open-access format for drug discovery is helping design medications against potential viral threats

Mucin (magenta) in the inner lining of a mouse colon, viewed under a microscope
01.12.2022

Proteins in our “smart slime” take in potentially toxic ions and deliver them safely to cells, Weizmann Institute researchers have shown...

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14.09.2022

How did amino acids start bonding to form proteins? Weizmann Institute of Science researchers bring their findings to life in their...

Dr. Nir London
29.09.2021

COVID Moonshot – the world's largest open-science drug discovery effort – aims to identify pre-clinical candidate molecules, with first clinical...

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05.08.2021

Proteins communicating through the DNA molecule constitute a newly discovered genetic "switch"

Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding
15.04.2021

A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs...