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A 3D rendering showing a drug molecule bound to a protein, with the protein depicted as a cartoon model and the drug as a ball-and-stick model

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A flowchart illustrating the overall approach to computational protein structure prediction, starting with a protein sequence and progressing through multiple sequence alignment, database searching, secondary structure prediction, protein threading, homology modeling, and  Ab initio modeling to generate a 3D protein model, with steps varying based on the presence of homologs in the PDB and prediction results.

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The cryo-EM structure of a protein is depicted in ribbon and surface representations, with different colors highlighting individual domains within the structures.

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A cartoon representation of a protein binding to a small molecule at the protein’s binding site 

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Denise Kirschner developed an equation-based lung model of a fatal but forgotten infectious disease, revealing an unexpected role for math in drug discovery.

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Researchers developed a continuously updated database to help computational models screen combinatorial drugs for evasive diseases. 

A new database helps predict effective drug combinations

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Machine learning-powered image analysis makes it possible to automatically and reliably quantify complex 3D cell structures.

Automating the counting of 3D cell cultures

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Take a closer look at modern techniques that reveal when, where, and how neurons communicate in real time.

Imaging neural activity in action

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As global regulations shift toward animal-free testing, how can researchers develop more biologically relevant <em id="isPasted">in vitro</em> models to advance drug discovery?

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Calculating better tuberculosis treatments

A new database helps predict effective drug combinations

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