Novel Technique Designs Mini-Proteins that May Lead to New Types of Therapeutics

Researchers say they have developed a technique to generate many small different proteins that can be designed to bind to therapeutic targets. They add that their methodology, which reportedly produces thousands of new drug candidates, may lead to protection  against infectious diseases such as influenza and antidotes to nerve toxins.The computer-designed proteins, which did not previous exist in nature, combine the stability and bioavailability of small molecule drugs with t