In 2021, researchers made a ground-breaking discovery using AI’s deep learning algorithms. They were able to predict the 3D structure of almost all proteins known to humans from just their amino acid building blocks. This was an incredible achievement because proteins are fundamental to our very existence.

In today’s video, we will explore AlphaFold, the AI model developed by Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs. We will discuss how it works, why its latest version, AlphaFold 3, released just a few weeks ago, is creating such excitement, and what this might mean for us.

If you’re new here, my name is Roberta. I am a medical doctor and science writer. If you are a returning viewer, thank you so much for coming back!


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