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The world's largest protein structure database just got a major upgrade that could speed up drug discovery and disease research. AlphaFold now predicts how proteins work together, not just alone.
While AI tools like AlphaFold are accelerating research, a philosopher explains why human creativity, collaboration, and values remain essential to scientific discovery. The insight comes as governments push to automate more scientific work.
Google DeepMind's leader says the best use of AI isn't entertainment or productivity apps. It's accelerating scientific breakthroughs that would otherwise take decades.
A DeepMind spinoff is taking AI-designed medications into human testing for the first time. The technology that revolutionized our understanding of proteins is now creating treatments that could save lives.
While AI can crunch data faster than ever, a philosopher explains why scientific discovery will always need the human touch. The answer reveals something beautiful about how knowledge really grows.
Researchers just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating AlphaFold, an AI tool that maps protein structures in seconds instead of years. The breakthrough shows how human creativity and artificial intelligence are teaming up to accelerate life-saving drug discoveries.
The AlphaFold protein database just added predictions for how proteins pair up, a breakthrough that helps scientists understand how life actually works at the molecular level. The freely available tool now includes 1.7 million protein partnerships across 20 key species.
Google's free AlphaFold AI tool has reached 3 million researchers in 190+ countries, helping scientists tackle deadly diseases and food security challenges. What started as a protein prediction breakthrough is now transforming how the world approaches science.
The scientist who won a Nobel Prize for predicting protein structures is now using that breakthrough to design new medicines for diseases once thought untreatable. His lab has 17 drugs in development and expects to start human trials by year's end.
Scientists are on the brink of two major breakthroughs that could revolutionize drug development and disease treatment. New AI systems can now predict how proteins change shape and design custom proteins that bind to disease targets with stunning accuracy.
When his beloved dog faced terminal cancer with no options left, a machine learning expert turned to AI tools to design a personalized vaccine in months. Rosie's tumor shrunk 75%, and her story reveals what's possible when everyday people access powerful technology.
Isomorphic Labs is about to test the first drugs designed by Nobel Prize-winning AI technology in human patients. The breakthrough could transform how we discover safer, more effective medicines for diseases like cancer.
Seemay Chou is giving away $3.5 billion to fund groundbreaking scientific projects through her new nonprofit, Radial. The initiative aims to accelerate discoveries in biology and AI research that could transform medicine.
A London lab just unveiled AI that predicts how drugs work in the body with breakthrough accuracy, potentially speeding up how we discover new medicines. Scientists are calling it a major leap forward, comparing it to the next generation of Nobel Prize-winning technology.
Artificial intelligence is accelerating research, but scientists remain irreplaceable in the discovery process. Here's why human creativity and collaboration still drive every breakthrough.
A new biography reveals the inside story of how DeepMind's Demis Hassabis led breakthroughs that earned a Nobel Prize and changed scientific discovery forever. The book offers rare insights into the team behind AI's most celebrated achievements.
The team behind Nobel Prize-winning AI is establishing a new research hub in South Korea to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in medicine and climate. Eight years after AlphaGo made history in Seoul, DeepMind returns to transform how scientists discover solutions to humanity's biggest challenges.
The 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry went to artificial intelligence pioneers, marking the first time AI research earned science's highest honor. Their breakthroughs are already speeding up drug discovery and solving problems that stumped scientists for 50 years.
America's national labs just got a major AI upgrade that could transform how we discover new medicines, clean energy, and advanced materials. The Genesis Mission aims to double research productivity within a decade by connecting supercomputers, AI systems, and experimental facilities across the country.
A former Big Pharma scientist is now creating custom medicines for loggerhead turtles, bald eagles, and even hemlock trees. His "conservation chemistry" could help species survive without the harmful side effects of human drugs.
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