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Plain English with Derek Thompson cover image

How AI Could Help Us Discover Miracle Drugs

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

Unlocking Protein Structures: The Role of AlphaFold in Drug Discovery

This chapter explores AlphaFold's groundbreaking ability to predict protein structures, emphasizing its role in understanding viral proteins during the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws a parallel between deciphering protein shapes and the development of effective vaccines, illustrating the crucial link in biological research.

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