For most human proteins, there are no small molecules known to bind them chemically (so-called "ligands"). Ligands frequently represent important starting points for drug development but this knowledge gap critically hampers the development of novel medicines.
Advances in generative AI have taken the tech world by storm. Biotech investors are making a big bet that similar computational methods could revolutionize drug discovery. On Tuesday, ARCH Venture Partners and Foresite Labs, an affiliate of Foresite Capital, announced that they incubated Xaira Therapeutics and funded the AI biotech with $1 billion. Other investors […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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With atmospheric carbon dioxide at record highs, the search for clean-energy alternatives to the use of fossil fuels is growing increasingly urgent.
Cambridge-based drug discovery company CN Bio has closed a $21m (£17m) Series B funding round to develop technology that it says eliminates the need for animal testing. The company specialises in organ-on-chip (OOC) technology, a process in which engineered or natural tissues are grown inside chips to mimic human physiology. CN Bio uses OOC tech […]
At the second-annual Emerging Women in Sports Leadership Summit, attendees got the opportunity to network within a quickly-growing local industry.
Chillicothe, OH – On April 20th, 2024, a routine patrol on S Mulberry Street took an unexpected turn when an officer observed a Black Chrysler Van parked outside a residence suspected of narcotics activity. The officer, stationed in The Meads parking lot, noticed the van driving through a nearby alley towards E 7th Street. After […]
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after finding a kilo of cocaine during a traffic stop. K-9 Interdiction Unit Deputies and S.R.T. Unit Deputies assisted the Georgia State Patrol during the traffic stop. K-9 Stormi found narcotics inside the vehicle. Deputies found a package containing at least one kilo of suspected narcotics and electronics
A man has been remanded in custody accused of a drug offence which allegedly took place in Kettering. Jacob Hooper, 21, is charged with possession of class B drug cannabis with intent to supply after an incident on Monday, April 8. The charge came after police had stopped a man in Meadway Close just after 2pm. Hooper, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Northampton and will appear at Northampton Crown Court on Friday, April 19.
A man who led a massive, multi-million dollar drug ring on the dark web, impacting all 50 states and several other countries, was sentenced to prison on Friday.
Consumer Reports just tested Lunchables and other popular lunch kits and found concerning levels of lead, cadmium and sodium. Read on for more info.
When I heard that a boy from my primary school had been convicted of trafficking, I had to find out what had happened to make him fall so farWhen armed police burst through his front door in Tottenham, north London, at 5am in September 2014, Glodi Wabelua knew things looked bad. The house was full of drug paraphernalia, including a hydraulic press, scales and mixing bowls, as well as a mobile phone full of incriminating texts advertising deals for crack cocaine and heroin.The case went to trial...