AI models like AlphaFold have solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem, enabling scientists to predict molecular structures in hours instead of years and accelerating drug discovery for diseases from COVID-19 to Alzheimer's to cancer.
AI protein folding tools like AlphaFold have revolutionized drug discovery by predicting protein structures in minutes instead of years, accelerating development timelines from 10+ years to 3-6 years. With over 200 million structures now freely available, researchers worldwide can rapidly identify drug targets, design therapeutics, and understand disease mechanisms. While challenges remain—including the inability to model dynamic protein behavior and the need for experimental validation—the c...
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