Research news · Phys.org

AI builds protein-cutting enzymes from scratch

October 17, 2026

Phys.org reported in October 2026 that scientists used artificial intelligence to design new proteases — enzymes that break proteins into peptides and amino acids — from scratch, without basing them on existing natural sequences.

Source: AI designs working molecular scissors that recognize and cut selected protein targets (Phys.org)

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