From games to science breakthrough – the story of AlphaFold

October 10, 2024 US onAir Curator

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The history of computers competing against humans is long, and often attracts enormous attention. But what is it good for? What does it matter if a computer can win in chess, Go, or Starcraft? We got the answer when AlphaFold solved a 50-year old grand challenge in biology.

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