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Google's DeepMind has predicted the structure of almost every protein known to science

DeepMind says its AlphaFold tool has successfully predicted the structure of nearly all proteins known to science. From today, the Alphabet-owned AI lab is offering its database of over 200 million proteins to anyone for free.

The expanded database could act as an important resource for scientists, helping them to better understand diseases. It could also speed innovation in drug discovery and biology. 

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MIT Technology Review DeepMind has predicted the structure of almost every protein known to science And it’s giving the data away for free, which could spur new scientific discoveries.
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