Intellia Therapeutics’ stock may have taken a hit in the wake of details of a grade 4 adverse event in a phase 3 trial, but analysts are keeping faith in the gene therapy’s wider safety profile.

Researchers have developed a machine learning model that predicts Cas9 proteins that can be tailored with designer properties for therapeutic use.

What if you’ve already seen fragments of the future - without realizing it? In this thought experiment grounded in Einstein’s relativity, we unpack how a simple diagram changes our entire ...

An enzyme to disarm tumors Scientists have discovered an enzyme in cancerous lymphatic cells whose properties enable the immune system to fight tumors more effectively Date: February 16, 2025 ...

AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky.

Method Summary This article describes a simple method to determine the optimum pH for the activity of one enzyme in a coupled enzyme assay. Decoupling of the two-step reaction is achieved by heat ...

A look at the curious history of Venn diagrams and the way they blend logic with geometry ...

Toxic tau To mimic Alzheimer’s disease, the team of US-based scientists used mice that had been genetically altered to have a build-up of tau in their brains. They found that a specific enzyme ...

Developing a simple, cost-effective method to identify the targets of a crucial protein-modifying enzyme by Urbi Mukhopadhyay, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Editors' notes ...

Landfills are overflowing with plastic trash. Serial inventor Jonathan Rothberg’s Protein Evolution found a solution: using AI to create enzymes that can recycle old polyester textiles into a ...