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Are alternative proteins going mainstream? This multimillion pound new project hopes so | Climate News
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If I eat a burger partly made from crushed insects, will I notice the difference? Does it matter if my veggie sausage has been ultra-processed? Why will some people eat a prawn but not a cricket? Is lab-grown meat as nutritious as the real thing – and is it safe? Such questions about new “alternative…
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Proteins in blood could warn of cancer seven years before diagnosis, scientists find | UK News
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Scientists have identified proteins in the blood which could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed. Researchers found 618 proteins linked to 19 types of the disease, including bowel, prostate and breast cancers. Some 107 of the proteins were found in a group of people whose blood was collected at…
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3D structures of almost 200 million proteins have finally been predicted | Science & Tech News
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The artificial intelligence company DeepMind has announced a major medical scientific breakthrough in determining the structures of almost 200 million proteins. Proteins are not two dimensional molecules, but have chemical properties that are determined by their three-dimensional shape — but figuring out these shapes is an intensive process. The breakthrough has significant repercussions for medicine,…