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Could Protein Folding Reshape Anti-aging Cosmetics? February 22, 2021 Contact Author Karl Lintner, Ph.D., KAL’idées Beauty Ideas, Paris Close Sponsored Editor’s note: Understanding the complexities of protein folding has perplexed biologists for some 50 years. The way a protein folds into its 3D configuration determines its function—or lack thereof, in the case of some diseases.  Renewed interest (and hope) in protein folding emerged in late 2020 when DeepMind, an AI development firm, announced its AlphaFold system could successfully predict protein folding in 3D. The tech...

Artificial intelligence helps bring about record-fast vaccines The function of a protein is determined by its 3D shape. Laguna Design/Science Photo Library The rapid development of two highly effective Covid-19 vaccines was made possible through AI technology and innovative collaboration among researchers around the world, including Switzerland. This content was published on January 8, 2021 - 11:00 January 8, 2021 - 11:00 Sara Ibrahim Writes about the impact of new technologies on society: are we aware of the revolution in progress and its consequences? Hobby: free thinking. Habit: asking to...

2020 had some significant silver linings. Here are 7 of them. Vox.com 12/28/2020 Kelsey Piper © Getty Images 2020 has had good news that will stand out as astonishing triumphs of human achievement. 2020 has been a lousy year. Time magazine’s cover story declared it the “worst year ever” (or at least “in living memory for most Americans”). And it is finishing on a miserable note, with coronavirus deaths reaching horrifying new heights — worse than a 9/11 every single day — while public health experts beg us to celebrate the winter holidays alone. But 2020 was...

Finding the best ways to do good. 2020 has been a lousy year. Time magazine’s cover story declared it the “worst year ever” (or at least “in living memory for most Americans”). And it is finishing on a miserable note, with coronavirus deaths reaching horrifying new heights — worse than a 9/11 every single day — while public health experts beg us to celebrate the winter holidays alone. But 2020 wasn’t all bad news. In fact, I’ll go further than that: 2020 had good news that would stand out as astonishing triumphs of human achievement in any other year. In areas ranging f...

Read Next Crystal structure of a chaperonin protein complex, which assists with protein folding. The highlighted portion is a single subunit. Image: Thomas Splettstoesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Artificial intelligence (AI) is long past its initial days. From predicting nutrient deficiencies in the soil to helping physicians with medical decisions, AI has been providing novel solutions for tricky real world challenges. Now, some researchers have claimed an AI they are working with has solved one of modern biology’s grand challenges: the protein-folding problem. The British AI compa...