Happened in AI

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Protein design

  1. Research watchScience

    AI-designed enzymes cut chosen protein targets, including ones linked to Alzheimer's and ALS, in lab tests

    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.

    Evidence: 5 sources · 1 official record · 3 independent reports · 1 research paper · 3 open questions

    Happened in AI Editors2 min read

  2. ExplainerScience

    AI for science: telling a new capability from a promising demo

    AI has produced real scientific advances, such as protein structure prediction, and many announcements that have not yet been tested, so the useful question is what has been independently confirmed.

    Evidence: 3 sources · 1 official record · 2 research papers

    Happened in AI Editors2 min read