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Google's DeepMind solved a mystery about protein behavior that's puzzled scientists for 50 years, and it could revolutionize the future of drug discovery
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement DeepMind, the artificial intelligence firm owned by Google, has announced a scientific breakthrough which could have a major impact on future medical research.
Bringing together experts from a range of different fields - including machine learning, structural biology, and physics - DeepMind's AI program AlphaFold has broken new ground helping scientists understand the behavior of microscopic proteins.
The firm has previously published a summary of the "protein folding problem", which has puzzled researchers for decades, but in essence: Proteins are incredibly small...
20-year-old US Army soldier charged with providing kill targets for ISIS...
Summary List Placement A 20-year-old US Army soldier was arrested on federal terrorism charges and is accused of trying to help ISIS to kill other service members in the Middle... Read more ...
'I don't know how some people sleep at night': Former Fox News host Shepard...
Summary List Placement Shepard Smith, the former Fox News host now anchoring his own show at CNBC, unloaded on his former employer in a new interview with CNN's Christiane... Read more ...
Amazon-backed Aurora just inked a major deal to put its self-driving...
Summary List Placement Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora on Tuesday announced a key partnership that brings it closer to its goal of deploying self-driving trucks. The... Read more ...
Biden will move to implement his $2 trillion climate plan on day 1 to...
Summary List Placement Climate change is at the top of President-elect Joe Biden's funding agenda once he assumes office on Wednesday, as the new administration looks to add... Read more ...
This pitch deck won cloud backup firm Rewind $15 million in funding
Summary List Placement Rewind, the Canadian cloud backup startup, just raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Inovia Capital. Founded in 2015, Toronto-based... Read more ...
The Biden rescue plan could boost 2021 GDP growth to 11.4%, JPMorgan global...
Summary List Placement President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion rescue plan could boost nominal GDP growth to 11.4% year-over-year by the end of 2021, says JPMorgan's David... Read more ...
A stunning art installation of nearly 200,000 US flags has filled the...
Summary List Placement Ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday, nearly 200,000 American flags were installed on the National Mall, representing the tens... Read more ...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China committed "genocide and crimes against humanity" toward Uighur Muslims. Read more ...
Biden's Treasury pick Janet Yellen will urge Congress that now is the time...
Summary List Placement Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head the Treasury, will urge lawmakers at her confirmation hearing that now is the time to "act big" on... Read more ...
Biden Treasury pick Janet Yellen says additional stimulus and expanded...
Summary List Placement President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, says additional stimulus relief for those most in need coupled with expanded... Read more ...