AI-based platform designs peptides to target 'undruggable' proteins

PHYSorg
Jan 29, 2025, 11:14 am85 pts
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed an AI-based platform that designs short proteins, termed peptides, capable of binding and destroying previously undruggable disease-causing proteins. Inspired by OpenAI's image generation model, their new algorithm can rapidly prioritize peptides for…

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