Episode Summary:
In this episode, we delve into the groundbreaking achievement recognized by the 2024 Nobel Chemistry Prize: AlphaFold, an AI system for predicting protein structures. We discuss how proteins form the foundation of life, with each protein’s unique structure defining its function. Traditional methods for predicting these complex structures are often time-consuming and inefficient, but AlphaFold has transformed this process. Leveraging deep learning, AlphaFold analyzes vast amounts of known protein structures to accurately predict the shapes of previously unknown proteins. We'll explore AlphaFold’s development journey and the revolutionary impact it's making on fields like drug discovery and disease treatment, fundamentally advancing protein science.
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20241024 Newsletter #45: Chemistry Nobel Prize: Developers of AlphaFold AI
諾貝爾化學獎 今天我們要接續的主題是關於AI與生命科學的研究，也是今年諾貝爾化學獎的題目-蛋白質結構與AlphaFold。此獎項頒給美國西雅圖華盛頓大學的David Baker 與英國倫敦 Google DeepMind 團隊的 Hassabis 與 Jumper 博士，原因在於他們對蛋白質設計的計算 (computational protein design) 以及蛋白質結構預測 (protein structure prediction)的貢獻 。
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