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Introduction Peptides are emerging therapeutics, filling the gap between small molecular drugs and antibodies 1, 2. Historically, peptide drugs are developed from naturally occurring bioactive peptides such as…
Read guide →Penn Engineers have modified lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) -- the revolutionary technology behind the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines -- to not only cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) but also to target specific types of…
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Read guide →If you’re looking for the difference between peptides and proteins, the short answer is ‘size’. Both peptides and proteins are made up of strings of the body’s basic building blocks – amino acids – and held to…
Read guide →Peptides are strings of molecules called amino acids, which are the "building blocks" of proteins. Peptides are basically short proteins that are about 2-100 amino acids long. Your body makes peptides that ser…
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