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A model opens another question

AlphaFold 3 investigates the structures of biomolecular interactions.

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DOCUMENTATION

Published research · 2024

Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3 — Abramson and colleagues, Nature, 2024 ↗

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The human contribution

Researchers design and evaluate the method, define molecular questions, and interpret predictions.

The computational contribution

A deep-learning model predicts structures for biomolecular complexes.

What was made or demonstrated

A published structure-prediction method. The output is a computational model that can inform further research, rather than an experimental observation or a completed treatment. Source ↗

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