[quick news] on December 5, 2018, artificial intelligence "alpha folding" successfully predicted protein 3D structure

AI "afar fold" successfully predicted the 3D structure of protein, and Google deep mind made a masterpiece after its famous "afar dog" It is reported that in the global protein structure prediction competition held recently, the latest artificial intelligence (AI) "alpha fold" of "deep thinking" has "rolled over" all other competitors, successfully predicting the 3D structure of protein according to the gene sequence This is the first time "Alfa fold" has participated in the competition It ranks first in 98 teams, accurately predicts 25 kinds of protein structures from 43 kinds of proteins, and lags far behind other competitors The second prize winning team only accurately predicted 3 kinds This artificial intelligence program's understanding of protein may usher in a new era of medical progress Https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/02/google-deep minds-ai-program-alpha fold-predictions-3d-shapes-of-proteins gene editing human clinical trial will be launched in the United States a gene editing company in the United States recently announced that it will launch a CRISPR A clinical trial of gene editing technology for the treatment of a hereditary eye disease has been accepted by US regulatory authorities It is reported that in this clinical trial, the target of gene editing is the photoreceptor cell in the eyes of patients with congenital amaurosis, which is a kind of somatic cell rather than a germ cell The genetic information of somatic cells will not be passed on to the next generation, so it does not involve ethical issues The treatment, called edit-101, was developed by editas pharmaceuticals and Elgin The treatment "is expected to be the first in the world to use CRISPR technology in humans," the company said in a statement Http://www.xinhuanet.com/world/2018-12/04/c_.htm mobile phone software can detect anemia Recently, nature communications, an international authoritative journal, reported a smartphone app to detect anemia, which can detect anemia and estimate blood red protein level by analyzing nail bed photos taken by mobile phones This method is expected to replace the current Anemia Diagnosis and monitoring rely on laboratory blood testing Researchers believe that the app can achieve anemia screening in areas lacking special equipment and professionals, allowing anemia patients to monitor their hemoglobin level remotely in less than one minute The researchers also said that further research on more participants is needed to determine whether the diagnostic accuracy of this method can achieve blood based anemia detection Https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07262-2 the 2018 annual report of the countdown of the lancet 2030 was released recently Lancet released the annual report of the countdown of the lancet 2030 in London, UK According to the report, people in all regions of the world are extremely vulnerable to extreme high temperature, and this threat is still increasing Outdoor workers, the physically ill and the elderly in cities are the most affected According to the report, the number of heat wave days experienced by each person in the world has increased by 1.4 days every year, the food production of 30 countries has declined, and the economic loss caused by extreme climate events in 2017 is almost three times of that in 2016 In addition, the impact of climate change, the degree of exposure and the vulnerability caused by the three trends show an unbearable high risk level If greenhouse gas emission reduction and adaptation remain stagnant, it will pose a threat to human life and national health system Https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736 (18) 32594-7 / fulltext "World Intellectual Property indicators" report was released China's application volume is the world's leading, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published its annual report, 2017 In, the number of applications for various types of intellectual property rights, such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs and so on, ranked first in the world, powerfully promoting the growth of global intellectual property applications Specifically, in terms of the number of patent applications for which the application fee has been paid, the number of applications accepted by China's State Intellectual Property Office reached a record 1.38 million in 2017, far higher than that of the United States (610000), Japan (320000), South Korea (204000) and European Patent Office (170000) The top five patent applications account for 84.5% of the global total In 2017, China's State Intellectual Property Office received the largest number of trademark application activities, about 5.7 million, followed by the United States and Japan http://news.sciencenet.cn/sbhtmlnews/2018/12/341522.shtm