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ThirdLaw may have designed a way to break crosslinks to reverse tissue ageing

Whoever controls the shape of a molecule controls what it can do

29-May-2020

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Amino acid like building blocks are connected to one another using two bonds to build spiroligomers.

Programme the shape of ladder molecules by controlling their stereochemistry.

Create molecules that present as reactive groups like the side chains of amino acids.

Hold them in a particular three dimensional constellation to control their shape and function.

Plans to start screening them against biological targets once the process becomes automated.

ThirdLaw Technologies aims to build an artificial immune system and a library of artificial molecules.

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Christian Schafmeister

Professor at Temple University.

Temple University

Public research university.

ThirdLaw Technologies

A company with expertise in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

Topics mentioned on this page:
Rejuvenation, Immunosenescence