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Artist’s rendition of translucent teal proteins comprised of red spherical amino acids
Now AI Can Be Used to Design New Proteins
Machine learning can be harnessed to synthesize artificial light-bearing enzymes that actually work in cells.
Now AI Can Be Used to Design New Proteins
Now AI Can Be Used to Design New Proteins

Machine learning can be harnessed to synthesize artificial light-bearing enzymes that actually work in cells.

Machine learning can be harnessed to synthesize artificial light-bearing enzymes that actually work in cells.

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a photo of fish swimming
Fish Steals Bioluminescence from Prey
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 9, 2020 | 3 min read
Rather than making its own light, a shallow-water marine fish gets all the tools that it needs for bioluminescence production from eating tiny, glowing crustaceans.
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Drug Mechanism Questioned
Kate Yandell | Jun 25, 2013 | 4 min read
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