MGnify just got bigger – new data, new AI opportunities
Updates from data resources EMBL-EBI's metagenomics data resource increases in size and supports groundbreaking AI tools for protein structure prediction.
2023
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AlphaFold applications – a community assessment
Research highlights, Science Researchers use social media to share findings on how useful AlphaFold predictions are for different applications.
2022
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AlphaFold developers and EMBL alumnus among Breakthrough Prize recipients
Lab Matters Cell biologist Anthony Hyman and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were announced among 25 Breakthrough Prize recipients
2022
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AlphaFold: where will the next AI breakthrough come from?
Perspectives, Science Ewan Birney, Deputy Director General of EMBL and Director of EMBL-EBI, reveals the key factors that enabled AlphaFold to change the world of biology.
2022
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AlphaFold predicts structure of almost every catalogued protein known to science
Science, Technology and innovation AlphaFold database offers a look at 3D protein universe.
2022
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Predicted complexes from ModelArchive now on PDBe-KB pages
Updates from data resources New dataset of predicted protein complexes accessible through 3D-Beacons Network.
2022
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Learning from Deep Learning: the inspirational story behind AlphaFold
Science DeepMind visits EMBL Heidelberg to discuss current and future implications of Artificial Intelligence for life science research.
2022
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Decoding the secrets of snake venom
Science EMBL Hamburg’s Grzegorz Chojnowski from the Wilmanns Group developed software called findMySequence, which identifies proteins’ amino-acid sequences based on electron cryo-microscopy and X-ray crystallography data. It’s useful for identifying unknown proteins in samples from natural sources.
2022
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AlphaFold update – neglected tropical diseases
Updates from data resources Latest AlphaFold database update adds 27 new organisms and almost 200,000 new protein structure predictions relevant to neglected tropical diseases and antimicrobial resistance
2022
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Artificial intelligence — a scientific game changer in 2021
Science The systematic application of AI in life sciences as in the AlphaFold algorithm for predicting protein structures has been named '2021 Breakthrough of the Year' by Science magazine.
2021
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Structure of a promiscuous protein will help scientists design better drugs
Science Scientists at EMBL Hamburg determined the molecular structure of Peptide Transporters 1 and 2. The findings will enable developing drugs that more efficiently pass from the gut to target tissues.
2021
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How herpes seizes proteins’ means of production
Science The Graham and Crump groups at the University of Cambridge and the Svergun Group at EMBL Hamburg have discovered a mechanism by which the herpes simplex virus takes control of the molecular machinery of human cells. Their work reveals how a dedicated viral protein hijacks key host proteins, forcing…
2021
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From creating new antimicrobials to combating Alzheimer’s disease
Science Structural biology provides insights into the diverse functions of fibrous protein in humans, amphibians, and bacteria.
2021
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Proteins, art and seeing the world through a new lens
Lab Matters Hundreds of school children explore the beauty of proteins through art
2021
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3D-Beacons Network: protein structure data, all in one place
Science 3D-Beacons Network acts as a one-stop shop for protein structures by combining and standardising data from several providers.
2021
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Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Platform supports research on protein transport
Lab Matters Giulia Zanetti from the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB) in London explains how the collaboration with the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Platform enabled her group to reveal the structure of protein transport complexes.
2021
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DeepMind and EMBL release the most complete database of predicted 3D structures of human proteins
Science Partners use AlphaFold, the AI system recognised last year as a solution to the protein structure prediction problem, to release more than 350,000 protein structure predictions including the entire human proteome to the scientific community.
2021
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Accessible 3D protein models to accelerate scientific discovery
Science DeepMind and EMBL-EBI to make millions of protein structure predictions freely available to the scientific community.
2021
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Great expectations – the potential impacts of AlphaFold DB
Science A discussion of the applications that AlphaFold DB may enable and the possible impact of the resource on science and society.
2021
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Reshaping the cell membrane with molecular pegs
Science Researchers at EMBL Hamburg reveal how peg-like proteins clasp and reshape the cell membrane
2021
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Variations on a spike
Picture of the week What does coronavirus’s spike protein look like in 3D? EMBL scientists and colleagues used cryo-electron tomography and molecular dynamics simulations to find out.
2021
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