DeepMind’s AI could accelerate drug discovery (www.freethink.com)
TLDR; Summary
- A new study suggests that AlphaFold, an AI trained by DeepMind, could be useful for drug discovery.
- AlphaFold predicts protein structures based on the sequence of amino acids.
- Researchers found that AlphaFold's predictions led to the identification of new compounds for drug discovery.
- The hit rates for both traditional and AI-generated methods were similar in identifying compounds that could bind to proteins and alter their function.
- The study's results need to be peer-reviewed and replicated by other labs, but if confirmed, AlphaFold could accelerate drug discovery.