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A mission control for frontier technology. To learn more about FROs, visit convergentresearch.org.
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Adam Marblestone
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www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/nsf-just-d...
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NSF Just Did Something Important
And so can you: how to reach out to Convergent about X-Labs
https://www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/nsf-just-did-something-important
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Adam Marblestone
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How to obtain a complete human connectome at synaptic resolution within the next decade
https://zenodo.org/records/19697471
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EvE Bio
24 days ago
We are excited to be included on the new Hugging Science site from
@hf.co
! Scientific datasets and models deserve a dedicated space. You can find our drug-target interaction dataset on Hugging Face here:
huggingface.co/datasets/eve...
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Weโre very excited to announce the launch of two new Focused Research Organizations in the UK powered by
@aria-research.bsky.social
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@meridialneuro.bsky.social
and
@echolabs.bsky.social
! Learn more:
essentialtechnology.blog/p/introducing-meridial-and-echo-labs
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Introducing Meridial and Echo Labs
Launching Two New FROs in the UK
https://essentialtechnology.blog/p/introducing-meridial-and-echo-labs
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Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
about 1 month ago
๐ Partners wanted for our Enduring Atmospheric Platforms programme. Seeking: โข Test sites & infrastructure โข Field testing support โข IV&V Support teams to safely fly and pass the Final Exam: deliver 300W to a 20kg payload for a full week. Apply by 22 May 2026:
https://bit.ly/4vCGs7S
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Testing + Validation Partners
This programme is a 3.5-year effort focused on technical de-risking for low-cost, long-endurance aircraft that enable scalable high-altitude communications. To support the researchers and organisation...
https://bit.ly/4vCGs7S
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Lean Focused Research Organization
about 1 month ago
The Beneficial AI Foundation asks: "Can we prove that Signal's cryptography is secure โ not just on paper, but in actual code?" Signal Shot, launched today, aims to find out. Open to contributions. ๐
beneficialaifoundation.org/blog/signal-shot
#leanlang
#leanprover
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Signal Shot: One Giant Lean for Protocol Security โ Beneficial AI Foundation
We have launched a public challenge, to show people that verifying key components of a major application like Signal is doable today with existing tools. This is a similar effort to the Liquid Tensor...
https://beneficialaifoundation.org/blog/signal-shot
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[C]Worthy
about 2 months ago
Congrats to Carboniferous for the recent issuance of a US EPA research permit. This is a notable milestone for the mCDR sectorโprogress through responsible process. The field is increasingly moving beyond early-stage enthusiasm and into the harder work of implementation.
www.epa.gov/marine-prote...
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Parallel Squared Technology Institute
about 2 months ago
With years of research at its foundation, Nikolai and Harrison highlight the inspiration supporting PTI's own moonshot to make single cell proteomics scalable and accessible for researchers worldwide. Thanks
@cowboybearninja.bsky.social
for the video!
youtu.be/9NNvkJYa43c
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Unfolding PTI's Origin Story with Nikolai Slavov and Harrison Specht
YouTube video by Parallel Squared Technology Institute
https://youtu.be/9NNvkJYa43c
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Lean Focused Research Organization
about 2 months ago
๐ Lean 4.29.0 is out! Faster startup, simpler ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ semantics, higher-order Miller pattern support in ๐๐๐๐๐, and a significant overhaul to reducibility and instance handling. 453 changes! ๐ lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/releases/v4.29.0/
#LeanLang
#LeanProver
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[C]Worthy
about 2 months ago
Our team co-designed a workshop series in the Salish Sea with Dr. Sara Nawaz and colleagues from American University to explore how coastal communities think about ocean-based CDR in their local waters, supported by regional ocean models. Read our early reflections:
www.cworthy.org/blog/regiona...
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Regional Modeling as a Tool to Support Community Dialogue โ [C]Worthy
[C]Worthy scientists partnered with American University to host a workshop series in the Salish Sea Basin, bringing coastal community members into conversation about marine carbon dioxide removal usin...
https://www.cworthy.org/blog/regional-modeling-as-a-tool-to-support-community-dialogue
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Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
about 2 months ago
Full proposals are now open for our Universal Fabricators programme. Backed by ยฃ50m, the programme will leverage breakthroughs in protein engineering + build a community that can harness proteins to produce a functionally universal range of materials at scale. Apply by 5 May:
https://bit.ly/4uUMHDE
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Universal Fabricators
https://bit.ly/4uUMHDE
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Nikolai Slavov
about 2 months ago
This July 14 - 15, the 9th Single-Cell Proteomics Conference (single-cell.net) brings together a community that is redefining whatโs possible: Robust methods enable scalable proteoform measurements from single cells without sacrificing depth or quantitative accuracy. 1/3
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Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
2 months ago
The search for ARIAโs next cohort of Programme Directors has begun ๐ As a PD you will design and manage a ~ยฃ50M programme to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. Applications open August 2026 for a May 2027 start - register your interest:
https://bit.ly/418ltvy
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Become an ARIA Programme Director
Applications for our third cohort of Programmed Directors (PDs) will open in August 2026 for a May 2027 start date. Register your interest so you can be the first to hear updates on the application pr...
https://bit.ly/418ltvy
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Dragonfly FRO, a Focused Research Organization (FRO), today announced the construction of MOTHRA, a next-generation telescope designed to reveal the cosmic web โ the vast network of gas and dark matter that connects galaxies across the universe.
www.mothratelescope.org
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MOTHRA
Building the Next Generation of Telescopes to Reveal the Invisible Universe Uncovering the hidden gas that fuels galaxies, testing the foundations of cosmic structure, and probing the nature of darkโฆ
https://www.mothratelescope.org/
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Lean Focused Research Organization
3 months ago
The first-ever Lean in Munich meetup happened this week! ๐ฅ Watch Sebastian Ullrich's full talk on Lean's foundations, software verification, and AI:
youtube.com/watch?v=2Dr2149l_9Y
#leanlang
#leanprover
#formalverification
#mathematics
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EvE Bio
3 months ago
We're busy here at EvE Bio generating drug-target interaction data for GPCR, NR, and kinase targets. Meanwhile, we're expanding our compounds and we want your input! Our current library has 1,300 approved small molecule and peptide drugs. The next will include 6 categories: ๐งต
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Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
3 months ago
Today, we are launching a ยฃ50m programme โ Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies โ to decouple advanced brain therapies from complex surgery.
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Lean Focused Research Organization
3 months ago
CSLib just launched โ an open-source effort to formalize computer science in Lean, inspired by Mathlib. CS researchers, practitioners & enthusiasts are invited to get involved! Learn more at: ๐
cslib.io
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github.com/leanprover/c...
#LeanLang
#LeanProver
#CSLib
#FormalVerification
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If you're curious about our submission (alongside many fantastic partners!) to the NSF Tech Labs RFI, we've just posted our responses to our blog, Essential Technology:
www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/our-respon...
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Our Responses to the NSF Tech Labs RFI
Metascience, AI, biotech, and more
https://www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/our-responses-to-the-nsf-tech-labs
3 months ago
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Lean Focused Research Organization
3 months ago
Lean 4.28.0 is out! New symbolic simulation framework for ๐๐๐๐๐, user-defined ๐๐๐๐๐ attributes for custom tactics, a new ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐ in ๐๐_๐๐๐๐๐๐ for proof vs. counterexample search, and lean4checker available out of the box.
lean-lang.org/doc/referenc...
#LeanLang
#LeanProver
#ProofAssistant
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We've just added a new FRO to our website! In this Essential Technology piece, we share three three principles from CHI-FRO, an engineering-heavy partnership to build out tools for probabilistic programming:
www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/the-evolut...
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The evolution of CHI-FRO
Three principles from an engineering-heavy partnership to build out tools for probabilistic programming
https://www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/the-evolution-of-chi-fro?triedRedirect=true
3 months ago
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Lean Focused Research Organization
3 months ago
Terence Tao on how math is changing,
#formalverification
as the enabler of scaled human-AI collaboration: "The reason why scaling and AI and broad participation actually is a net win is because we have formal verification." ๐บ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuTx...
#leanlang
#leanprover
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Nikolai Slavov
4 months ago
A special opportunity for lovers of mass spectrometry proteomics to join a like-minded team at PTI. Join a collaborative initiative to enable direct protein analysis at unprecedented scale, in partnership with leading instrument developers, academics, and industry leaders. 1/2
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Henry Lee
4 months ago
So you sequenced a billion+ bases. That donโt impress me much. JERBOA is a toolkit to figure out what genes do at scale. We've used it to unlock 43 non-model microbes across 12 different phyla.
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Nikolai Slavov
4 months ago
Weโre testing conceptual hypotheses, dissecting disease progression, proteostasis, protein degradation, PTMs, and aggregation, all with focus on creative, rigorous data interpretation. If you want to do science that changes how we think, this is it. ๐
jobs.lever.co/convergentre...
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Nikolai Slavov
4 months ago
๐ฅ Weโre hiring! A rare opportunity to rethink neurodegeneration: ๐ฆ Develop creative, rigorous approaches to data interpretation toward mechanistic insights. Join our team at PTI to study neurodegenerative disease using direct protein analysis at single-cell resolution. 1/2
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Light-microscopy brain mapping was picked as one of 7 technologies to watch in 2026 by Nature! Hear from E11's CEO
@andrewcpayne.bsky.social
:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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From quantum computing to mRNA therapeutics: seven technologies to watch in 2026
Natureโs round-up of innovations that are poised to make a splash in the year ahead.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00188-6
4 months ago
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Today, Merge Labs announced its launch as a new research lab pursuing long-horizon R&D in ultrasound-based neural technology, with $252 million in funding from OpenAI, Bain Capital, Gabe Newell, and others.
www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/announcing...
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Announcing Merge Labs
A neurotech FRO takes root
https://www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/announcing-merge-labs
4 months ago
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Parallel Squared Technology Institute
5 months ago
The focussed research organizations enabled by
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
are driving forward an ambitious agenda !
youtu.be/L5W-lV1K_xQ?...
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Convergent Research: A mission control for frontier technology
YouTube video by Convergent Research
https://youtu.be/L5W-lV1K_xQ?si=VXuf9eaQNTZyqTEn
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Futurism
5 months ago
As metascience advances, we could see unprecedented collaboration between disciplines, accelerating innovation. Imagine a world where scientific breakthroughs happen at lightning speed! #futurism
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It's been an incredibly exciting year in metascience at large, and for us at Convergent. Last week, the NSF announced their Tech Labs Initiative.
www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/the-future...
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The Future of Focused Research Organizations:
Working with Convergent on the NSF Tech Labs Initiative
https://www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/the-future-of-focused-research-organizations
5 months ago
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Nikolai Slavov
5 months ago
A mission control for frontier technology An ambitious perspective on technological innovation and scaling by
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
youtu.be/L5W-lV1K_xQ?...
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Convergent Research: A mission control for frontier technology
YouTube video by Convergent Research
https://youtu.be/L5W-lV1K_xQ?si=nPA_PfqbYDkX9Hkt
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NSF said it will select around three topic areas โin which the U.S. must retain or regain technical dominance,โ possibly including quantum technology, AI, critical materials, semiconductor manufacturing, and biotechnology.
www.aip.org/fyi/nsf-to-i...
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NSF to Issue Large, โFlexibleโ Grants to Nontraditional Teams
The initiative aims to build โnovel platform technologiesโ akin to the internet or polymerase chain reaction.
https://www.aip.org/fyi/nsf-to-issue-large-flexible-grants-to-nontraditional-teams
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Joseph Fridman
5 months ago
happy wednesday from new orleans! here's some
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
Essential Technology art that doesn't hit the feed (only the frontispiece gets shared here) - first from our most recent piece on the @NSF's new Tech Labs Initiative
www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/the-future...
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[C]Worthy
5 months ago
2025 was a turning point for mCDR. Across OAE and DOC, the field moved from promise to proof: pilots advanced, first verified credits were delivered, and new standards, permits, and infrastructure took shape. We recap some of the yearโs key industry milestones here:
www.cworthy.org/blog/year-in...
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Year in Review: 2025 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Milestones โ [C]Worthy
A look back at the major milestones that defined mCDR in 2025โfrom first verified ocean-based carbon dioxide removal credits to new permits, protocols, and growing policy momentum.
https://www.cworthy.org/blog/year-in-review-2025-mcdr-milestones
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Nikolai Slavov
5 months ago
This article is from people who have thought about FROs for years and have experience with what works and what doesn't. I have always appreciated the restraint in defining the niche of FROs in the broader ecosystem; it comes out clearly in this piece.
www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/the-future...
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The Future of Focused Research Organizations:
Working with Convergent on the NSF Tech Labs Initiative
https://www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/the-future-of-focused-research-organizations
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Last Friday, the @NSF released an RFI for a new Tech Labs Initiative, to "build and scale next-gen independent research organizations to advance science."
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Federation of American Scientists
5 months ago
To mark the occasion, FAS CEO Daniel Correa spoke with
@sgrodriques.bsky.social
and
@adammarblestone.bsky.social
about how best to run a Tech Lab/FRO-style org, what they've learned, and the role federal funding can play:
fas.org/publication/...
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NSF Wants To Supercharge FROs. We Spoke With the Scientists Who Proposed Them.
We recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows who developed the idea for FROs and advocated for their use in a 2020 policy memo.
https://fas.org/publication/nsf-supercharge-independent-tech-labs/
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Adam Marblestone
5 months ago
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Universities should help shape the vision for new NSF Tech Labs
At a time when universities are already facing intense pressure to re-envision their role in the S&T ecosystem, we encourage NSF to ensure that the ambitious research acceleration remains compatible w...
https://fas.org/publication/tech-labs-announcement/
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Adam Marblestone
5 months ago
www.wsj.com/opinion/scie...
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Opinion | Science Funding Goes Beyond the Universities
A new NSF initiative will support teams of researchers, a departure from the traditional practice of giving grants to individual professors.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/science-funding-goes-beyond-the-universities-d7395da3?st=W2toh5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Adam Marblestone
5 months ago
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NSF Wants To Supercharge FROs. We Spoke With the Scientists Who Proposed Them.
We recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows who developed the idea for FROs and advocated for their use in a 2020 policy memo.
https://fas.org/publication/nsf-supercharge-independent-tech-labs/
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Adam Marblestone
5 months ago
If you've been interested in FROs, you'll want to see this from NSF:
sam.gov/opp/7332ade9...
"sustained... support to... independent organizational structures operating outside of existing academic, start-up, and industry constraints... a dedicated, full-time team... operational independence..."
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EvE Bio
5 months ago
New data is live!! With 25 new kinases, we have a total of 420,497 drug-target interaction results! There are multiple ways to access the dataset ๐งต
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EvE Bio
5 months ago
To be sure you know about each new data release, subscribe to our "latest news" email list at ๐
data.evebio.org
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Eve Bio: Pharmome Data
Explore/download data for 1,400 FDA drugs' actions on an ever-growing collection of gene products.
https://data.evebio.org/
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EvE Bio
5 months ago
The 25 new kinases added tomorrow will bring EvE's dataset to 67 total kinases, in addition to 85 7-transmembrane receptors and 32 nuclear receptors. All of these have activity measurements (or confirmed inactivity) for our 1,400 compound small molecule drug library.
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Eve Bio: Pharmome Data
Explore/download data for 1,400 FDA drugs' actions on an ever-growing collection of gene products.
https://data.evebio.org/
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EvE Bio
5 months ago
It's the final day of our data release preview -- data will be posted tomorrow! The last five new targets to preview are metabolic and regulatory kinases: YES, FER, FES, PASK1, and CCK2
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EvE Bio
6 months ago
These less-characterized kinases represent the expanding frontier of cancer target space. Meanwhile, our previous release already includes well-established oncology targets like EGFR, BTK, and Aurora kinases -- along with EGFR and BTK mutants. Explore those results: ๐
data.evebio.org
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EvE Bio
6 months ago
Day 5 of our kinase preview for our imminent data release: Emerging Oncology Targets We're adding four kinases gaining traction in cancer drug discovery: PVK2, SVK, TBK1, and CGK2.
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Nikolai Slavov
6 months ago
Among all proteome changes in Alzheimerโs disease (AD), 20S proteasomes stand out. โฌ๏ธ Their abundance strongly declines in AD patients. => This decline parallels a reduction in 20S substrate proteins and leads to abnormal protein accumulation in AD.
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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EvE Bio
6 months ago
For the day 3 preview of EvE's kinase data release, the theme is calcium. We're adding three "calcium decoders" to our dataset: CaMK2a, CaMKK2, and MLK1.
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