Tag Archives: Bioinformatics

From Predicting Protein Shapes to Finding Their Hidden Rules, Structural Biology Enters a New Phase

Structural biology is shifting from predicting protein shapes to uncovering broader organizational rules AI tools like AlphaFold have made large-scale protein structure data far more accessible Researchers are increasingly exploring recurring patterns in amino acid organization across proteins Distributed and … Read the full press release

Global Citizen-Science Initiative Seeks Public Help to Verify Potential Universal Pattern in Protein Structures

A new citizen-science project is investigating a possible universal structural pattern in protein 3D architecture The pattern involves amino acids clustering by chemical type into mosaic-like arrangements Findings are based on analysis of over 160,000 protein structures and computational simulations … Read the full press release

Proteins Mosaic Q: a citizen-science project to gather evidence for a novel 3D protein structural pattern

(IN BRIEF) Proteins Mosaic Q is a global citizen-science initiative that invites volunteers to help confirm a newly identified structural pattern in the three-dimensional architecture of proteins. The project focuses on how amino acids cluster according to their chemical families, … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer unveils synthetic DNA-based microchip platform for sustainable mass data storage

(IN BRIEF) Fraunhofer institutes have launched the BIOSYNTH project, developing a high-throughput microchip platform that uses synthetic DNA to address the growing data storage crisis. This innovative solution promises a space-saving, low-cost, and energy-efficient alternative for mass data storage, with … Read the full press release

QIAGEN appoints Dr. Toralf Haag as a member of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee

(PRESS RELEASE) VENLO, the Netherlands, 8-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — QIAGEN announces the appointment of Dr. Toralf Haag as a member of the Supervisory Board with immediate effect. He will also become a member of the Audit Committee. Dr. Haag was … Read the full press release