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Daily briefing: ‘Raygun’ AI can shrink or supersize proteins

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TL;DR - Nature highlights “Raygun,” an AI tool that can resize proteins by adding, removing or swapping subunits through evolution-inspired steps. The approach could expand researchers’ ability to engineer proteins with altered structures and functions.

  • Raygun can shrink or enlarge protein assemblies.
  • It supports adding, deleting and exchanging protein subunits.
  • The method is described as mimicking aspects of natural evolution.
  • The provided briefing does not report performance metrics or experimental details.

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Daily briefing: ‘Raygun’ AI can shrink or supersize proteins

Nature Jacob Smith 2026-07-30 doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02420-9
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TL;DR - Nature highlights “Raygun,” an AI tool that can resize proteins by adding, removing or swapping subunits through evolution-inspired steps. The approach could expand researchers’ ability to engineer proteins with altered structures and functions.

  • Raygun can shrink or enlarge protein assemblies.
  • It supports adding, deleting and exchanging protein subunits.
  • The method is described as mimicking aspects of natural evolution.
  • The provided briefing does not report performance metrics or experimental details.
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