DeepMind

DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI) firm owned by Google, has solved one of science’s toughest and most enduring mysteries. The firm’s AI system, AlphaFold, has cracked what’s known as the ‘protein folding problem’ – figuring out how a protein’s amino acid sequence dictates its 3D atomic structure.  Researchers have long grappled with the vast … Read more

DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI) company owned by Google, has solved a 50-year-old problem in biology.  DeepMind’s AI system, AlphaFold, cracked the so-called ‘protein folding problem’ – figuring out how a protein’s amino acid sequence dictates its 3D atomic structure.  A protein’s structure is closely linked with its function, and the ability to predict its structure unlocks … Read more