Google DeepMind’s ‘leap forward’ in AI could unlock secrets of biology

AlphaFold breakthrough may bolster work in fields from antibiotics and cancer therapy to resilient crops

Researchers have hailed another “leap forward” for artificial intelligence after Google DeepMind unveiled the latest version of its AlphaFold program, which can predict how proteins behave in the complex symphony of life.

The breakthrough promises to shed fresh light on the biological machinery that underpins living organisms and drive breakthroughs in fields from antibiotics and cancer therapy to new materials and resilient crops.

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