Chemical language models don't need to understand chemistry, study demonstrates

Language models are now also being used in the natural sciences. In chemistry, they are employed, for instance, to predict ...

Quantum crystals offer a blueprint for the future of computing and chemistry

Imagine industrial processes that make materials or chemical compounds faster, cheaper, and with fewer steps than ever before ...

Two experimental compounds could benefit people living with multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting more than 2.9 million people worldwide. It occurs when the ...
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Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here’s how we search for others that could change the world

Matthew Addicoat receives funding from EPSRC and the Royal Society. The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them.
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Breakthrough compounds may reverse nerve damage caused by multiple sclerosis

Researchers have identified two compounds, K102 and K110, that could repair the nerve damage from multiple sclerosis. These drugs help regenerate the protective myelin sheath and balance immune ...

Drug discovery platform yields optimized compound against SARS-CoV-2 and shows promise against other RNA-based viruses

In a quest to develop new antiviral drugs for COVID-19 and other diseases, a collaboration led by scientists at The Wertheim ...