<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>OrientSciences Research News</title><link>https://orientsciences.com/news</link><description>Weekly peptide and biotechnology research news</description><language>en-gb</language><item><title>A busy week for peptide research: new antimicrobials and a longer lasting teriparatide</title><link>https://orientsciences.com/news/peptide-research-week-16-22-october-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://orientsciences.com/news/peptide-research-week-16-22-october-2026</guid><description>Three new peptide studies: AI designed lipopeptides, a frog derived peptide against resistant Acinetobacter, and a more stable teriparatide.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peptide research this week: oral therapies and new trial results</title><link>https://orientsciences.com/news/peptide-research-week-13-19-october-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://orientsciences.com/news/peptide-research-week-13-19-october-2026</guid><description>Five developments in peptide research, from oral therapies and phase 3 trials to cancer delivery and peptide chemistry. Updated 15 October 2026.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A China led phase 2 study of the triple agonist UBT251 is published</title><link>https://orientsciences.com/news/ubt251-phase-2-report-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://orientsciences.com/news/ubt251-phase-2-report-china</guid><description>A 7 October Cell Metabolism report describes a multicentre phase 2 study of investigational UBT251, which targets GLP-1, GIP and glucagon receptors.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A cell penetrating partner improves an antimicrobial peptide in preclinical models</title><link>https://orientsciences.com/news/bac7-hc1-antimicrobial-peptide-study</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://orientsciences.com/news/bac7-hc1-antimicrobial-peptide-study</guid><description>Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a Bac7-HC1 peptide conjugate that outperformed other tested combinations in laboratory and mouse infection models.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Macao team releases a large peptide protein interaction resource</title><link>https://orientsciences.com/news/ppikb-peptide-protein-interaction-resource</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://orientsciences.com/news/ppikb-peptide-protein-interaction-resource</guid><description>PPIKB brings together measured peptide binding data and experimentally resolved protein peptide structures for researchers working on peptide discovery and modelling.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to use the OrientSciences research catalogue</title><link>https://orientsciences.com/news/orientsciences-news-is-now-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://orientsciences.com/news/orientsciences-news-is-now-live</guid><description>A short guide to reading a research record, following cited sources and using this weekly news feature to find newly published peptide and China biotech research.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>