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leoreno t1_j6fz3u8 wrote

AI has already sped up finding solutions to protein folding problems. This is revolutionary because otherwise these would be intractable problems with previous gen modeling approaches. Finding a proteins structure means understanding disease pathways better, or finding new therapies for prevention it treatment.

AI has also found new antibiotic, called Halicin. This discovery was not derivative of current penicillin base anyibiotics, and was only possibly by using AI

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