AlphaFold, DeepMind’s new artificial intelligence, could accelerate drug development through its ability to predict the shape of the proteins that make up our bodies Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2261613-the-predictions-of-deepminds-latest-ai-could-revolutionise-medicine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Scientists Create Antibody That Defeats Coronavirus in Lab
Scientists created a monoclonal antibody that can defeat the new coronavirus in the lab, an early but promising step in efforts to find treatments and curb the pandemic’s spread. From a report: The experimental antibody has neutralized the virus in cell cultures. While that’s early in the drug development process — before animal research and human trials — the antibody may…
Could Open-Source Medicine Prepare Us For The Next Pandemic?
“A new, Linux-like platform could transform the way medicine is developed — and energize the race against COVID-19,” reports Fast Company, while arguing that the old drug discovery system “was built to benefit shareholders, not patients.” Fast Company’s technology editor harrymcc writes:
Drug development in the U.S. has traditionally been cloistered and profit-motivated, which means that it has sometimes failed to tackle…
23andMe Licenses Antibody It Developed From its Genetic Database To Spanish Firm Almirall
23andMe has licensed an antibody it developed from its genetic database to treat inflammatory diseases to Spanish drugmaker Almirall SA. “The deal, announced by Almirall in a filing with Spanish regulators on Thursday, marks the first time that 23andMe has licensed a drug compound that it has developed itself,” reports Bloomberg. From the report: Leveraging its genetic data to develop drugs…