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SHINING LIGHT ON FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE IN THE DARK PROTEIN UNIVERSE
ABSTRACT: Proteins, the drivers of machinery of cells and viruses, regulate their internal processes and interactions with the environment.Their shapes evolved to perform different roles across species, tightly linking structures to their functions. The collection of all proteins, known as the “Protein Universe” is vast and mostly unexplored, with few experimentally derived functions and structures.…
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The Honorary Doctorate to Prof. Silvio Tosatto
“For his scientific initiatives and the international relations he promoted, facilitating collaborations and exchange programs between the National University of Quilmes and various European institutions, primarily with the University of Padua, bringing benefits to many students and researchers, and strengthening the global reach of the academic activities of the National University of Quilmes.” With these…
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2024 Nobel prize in Chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper
The prestigious 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three pioneers in the field of computational structural biology: David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper. This recognition underscores the growing importance of artificial intelligence in life sciences. While Jumper and Hassabis are responsible for the AlphaFold project for the prediction of protein structures…