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  • [New] The Saudi Royal Family has started a nonprofit group that plans to spend $1 billion a year to do research on the biology of ageing and find ways to extend the number of years people live in good health. Life Extension Magazine
  • [New] In 2024, biotechnology will advance genetic engineering, gene editing, and synthetic biology, offering breakthroughs in healthcare treatments and environmental conservation. Ro-bus
  • Alphafold, developed by DeepMind, symbolizes a revolutionary leap in the field of biology, employing artificial intelligence to predict protein structures with remarkable accuracy, fundamentally changing the landscape of scientific research. SuchScience
  • The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology has reprogrammed the genetic code to incorporate novel amino acids, increasing the potential of engineering biology to include structures not found in nature. GOV.UK
  • Pioneering research led by the University of Liverpool is using molecular biology to analyze blood samples to predict future lung cancer. Medical Xpress
  • Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs, or adult stem cells that have shown healing potential and have been well studied) do not significantly grow faster in space compared to Earth, but their biology - such as their ability to control immune cells - was significantly enhanced. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/
  • Researchers from University of Edinburgh will receive funding to accelerate research into fundamental cell biology - crucial for understanding rare genetic diseases and microbial drug resistance. The University of Edinburgh
  • The Rise of Biotechnology: By 2030, biotechnology will become even more pervasive, with advances in gene editing, synthetic biology, and personalized medicine. Transport Times
  • Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research in London believe with more funding specifically for lobular breast cancer research, they could fully understand the biology of ILC. Lobular Moon Shot
  • The ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology is headquartered at Macquarie University and is working to design and build communities of microbes that could to turn agricultural and municipal waste into a vast array of sustainable products. The Lighthouse
  • The ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology will be the first national centre at the interface of quantum science and biology, partnering with industry and government to drive Australian innovation across manufacturing, energy, agriculture, health, and national security. UQ News
  • Digital Biology, Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology are going to change the way we experience the world. Transport Times
  • Biotechnology: Biotechnology is expected to continue to advance in 2023, with new breakthroughs in areas such as gene editing, synthetic biology, and regenerative medicine. Mear Technology Ltd
  • Multiple areas of research will expand dramatically in the coming year, including gene editing, epigenetics, structural biology for protein design, and medicinal chemistry, which is allowing researchers to target cancer proteins once considered undruggable. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  • DeepMind's AlphaFold, an AI that can predict the structures of proteins, has cleared a path for new kinds of research in molecular biology, helping researchers understand how diseases work and how to create new drugs to treat them. MIT Technology Review
  • Researchers from AI company DeepMind and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory are using a program called AlphaFold to predict the structures of proteins. explorehealthcaresummit.com
  • Cutting-edge chips support, for example, space and biology research; exposure to advanced technology also offers Chinese engineers the opportunity to acquire new skills. GZERO Media
  • Researchers from Meta created an AI model that can accurately predict full atomic protein structures from a single sequence of a protein - helping to solve one of biology's biggest challenges and taking on DeepMind's ground-breaking model AlphaFold2. AI Business
  • To reach the full potential of synthetic biology, the creativity and capability of the global research community must be leveraged, and the benefits of synthetic biology must be delivered globally. World Economic Forum
  • The progressive rapprochement among the fields of cell biology, genomics, and cancer biology over the past decade will fuel novel discoveries that can only be made through a multidisciplinary approach as well as robust collaboration between academia and industry. The Scientist Magazine
  • Kyoto University will accept undergraduate students in laboratories among research fields that include Molecular Medicine, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, Bioengineering, Chemistry, and Quantum Dynamics. Amgen Scholars
  • Tools are now available to better understand the biology, immunology, and heterogeneity of FL, while novel cellular and targeted therapies are already improving outcomes but will benefit from personalized approaches. EurekAlert!

Last updated: 25 March 2024



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