Bio & Medical SciTech

Surprise discovery as clam found to be producing complex antibiotic

Chemistry World: A clam has been found to be synthesising erythromycin, making it the first known animal to make such a complex antibiotic. Erythromycin had been thought to be made by only actinobacteria. Now, it seems that the Asiatic hard clam…

Biotech labs are using AI inspired by DALL-E to invent new drugs

Technology Review: The explosion in text-to-image AI models like OpenAI’s DALL-E 2—programs trained to generate pictures of almost anything you ask for—has sent ripples through the creative industries, from fashion to filmmaking, by providing weird and wonderful images on demand. The…

How Can 3D Printing Alleviate the Construction Industry’s Social, Climate, and Environmental Challenges?

3DPrint.com: Global housing shortages, a lack of skilled workers, and the need to reach carbon neutrality by 2050—the construction industry faces a tripled-edged sword. Industry leaders must use their…

Toolbox to Study Ligand Binding for Enhanced Treatments

Medgadget: Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a DNA toolbox that allows researchers to explore binding interactions between ligands and their respective receptors based on receptor density and arrangement. The basis for many pharmacological…