4 d. ago AI may help us cure countless diseases – and usher in a new golden age of medicine | Samuel Hume

AlphaFold, which uses AI to find a protein’s structure, has only been around since 2020 but has already had a meteoric impactAlphaFold might be the most exciting scientific innovation of this century. From Google DeepMind, and first reported in 2020, it uses artificial intelligence to figure out a protein’s 3D structure. The technology has already been used to solve fundamental questions in biology, awarded the Nobel prize (in chemistry – to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper) and revolutionised drug discovery. Like most AI, it’s only getting better – and just getting started.A protein’s structure gives us clues about its function, and helps us design new drugs. AlphaFold, which was trained on a huge database of experimentally solved structures called the Protein Data Bank, predicts a protein’s structure based on its amino acid sequence.Solving a decades-old problem: the structure of the nuclear pore complex, one of the biggest structures in the cell. This complex is the guardian of ent...

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6 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' who drugged Chas Dingle as 'something doesn't seem right'

Emmerdale fans are convinced that they have worked out who really drugged Chas Dingle and is framing Ella Forster - despite John Sugden being the prime suspect

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6 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'annoyed' over 'assassination' of villager as the drama escalates

Viewers weren't happy with how Ella has been treated as the Chas Dingle incident worsens

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7 d. ago Emmerdale Liam Cavanagh star says 'you've got to be grateful' as he opens up on soap exit

Dr Liam Cavanagh finds himself at risk next week on Emmerdale amid some huge scenes with Ella Forster, as she exacts her revenge over his relationship with Chas Dingle

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1 week ago Emmerdale star 'lets slip' identity of person who really drugged Chas and it's 'not Ella'

Emmerdale's Chas Dingle actress Lucy Pargeter dropped a massive hint about the identity of the person who messed with Chas' medication causing her to collapse on the ITV soap

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1 week ago Cryptic Emmerdale scene 'proves' John drugged Chas as Ella 'framed'

Emmerdale viewers saw Chas Dingle trying to get to the bottom of her overdose on Thursday night, and some scenes with John Sugden may have revealed a shocking truth

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1 week ago Emmerdale Ella Forster's sick plan for Chas Dingle revealed tonight as exit 'sealed'

Chas Dingle collapsed in shocking scenes on Emmerdale yesterday evening, leaving fans fearful for the Dingle legend - but does Ella Forster have something to do with what happened to Chas?

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1 week ago Emmerdale fans 'rumble' sinister twist as John to 'kill Ella' amid Chas feud

Emmerdale viewers think Ella Forster might be about to be killed off amid exit rumours, and that rumoured killer John Sugden will be to blame for her ITV soap death if it happens

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2 w. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' who killed Nate Robinson after Amy's cryptic message

Eagle-eyed Emmerdale viewers are convinced they have worked out who killed Nate Robinson through clues, after a rare and horrifying glimpse into the future at New Year

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2 w. ago Emmerdale's Danny Miller teases Mackenzie plot with hidden message in cryptic video

The actor refused to show his co-star's face while updating fans on social media

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3 w. ago Axed Emmerdale star 'takes cryptic swipe at soap' after their character was brutally killed off amid huge cast cull and budget cuts at ITV

An axed Emmerdale star has reportledy taken a cryptic swipe at the soap after being their character was brutally axed last month.

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