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Researchers at Princeton University have harnessed AI to understand how drugs affect the dynamics of vital structures within the cell.

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Princeton University

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Researchers at Princeton University, Cliff Brangwynne, Anita Donlic
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Researchers at Princeton University have harnessed AI to understand how drugs affect the dynamics of vital structures within the cell.
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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:20:01 GMT · 7h 13m ago
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Princeton University ·
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The AI tool can map the shape of cellular structures to functional outcomes, shedding light on important markers of health and disease, including Alzheimer's, ALS and cancer.
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This AI-driven approach can identify previously unknown effects of drugs on cellular processes by analyzing shape changes in biomolecular condensates, potentially leading to new discoveries in drug mechanisms and treatment strategies. It revealed that two known anticancer drugs caused 'caps' and a new 'flower' shape for topotecan, suggesting unappreciated drug impacts at the cellular level.

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