Institute for Protein Design ยท Happened in AI https://happenedinai.com/company/institute-for-protein-design/ Happened in AI helps you understand the important AI developments worldwide in under five minutes, then gives you the original evidence and context to go deeper. en Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:06:17 GMT AI-designed enzymes cut chosen protein targets, including ones linked to Alzheimer's and ALS, in lab tests https://happenedinai.com/story/science-ai-designed-proteases-nature/ https://happenedinai.com/story/science-ai-designed-proteases-nature/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:05:00 GMT Research watch Science Two Nature papers from the Institute for Protein Design report proteases designed from scratch with AI that cut chosen sites in target proteins. Most designs were far weaker than natural enzymes, and none has been tested as a treatment.