According to Mashable, DeepMind, a company acquired by Google in 2014, said it had brought in the AlphaFold system to "predict the structure of some of the proteins studied that are related to SARS-CoV-2, the name of the virus that causes out to Covid-19 ".

DeepMind says that these predictions have not been tested experimentally, but they could help scientists understand how the virus works, which can then be used when developing vaccines or medicines.

DeepMind's artificial intelligence technology can help researchers speed up the process of researching the new Corona virus.

DeepMind emphasizes that understanding the structure of a protein often takes months or longer, and prior knowledge about similar protein structures is also key. But AlphaFold uses newly developed methods to provide "accurate predictions of protein structure" without the need for prior knowledge.

Under normal circumstances, DeepMind's work will wait until it is reviewed before publishing but due to the growing nature of the Corona virus outbreak, the company is now releasing data under an open license. , which means everyone can use it. The data along with many technical details are now available for users to access.

Google's DeepMind hit the spotlight in 2017 when it beat human experts in the complex strategy game. The company then brought its AI systems to address other challenges, including breast cancer screening.

Source: thanhnien.vn