DeepMind found the structure of nearly every protein known to science
by Nicole Wetsman from The Verge - All Posts on (#61X17)
A protein structure identified by AlphaFold. | Image: DeepMind DeepMind is releasing a free expanded database with its predictions of the structure of nearly every protein known to science, the company, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, announced today.
DeepMind transformed science in 2020 with its AlphaFold AI software, which produces highly accurate predictions of the structures of proteins - information that can help scientists understand how they work, which can help treat diseases and develop medications. It first started publicly releasing AlphaFold's predictions last summer through a database built in collaboration with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). That initial set included 98 percent of all human proteins.
Now, the database is expanding to over 200 million...