At CASP14 (2020), DeepMind’s AlphaFold2 reached unprecedented accuracy predicting protein structure from sequence. In 2021 they released methods and massive databases.
Biologists gained a structural shortcut; the work accelerated hypotheses in drug discovery and basic biology. Nature and Science treated it as a landmark.
AlphaFold symbolizes “AI for science”: not only chat, but prediction that changes experimental workflows. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper received major recognition, including a share of the 2024 Chemistry Nobel.
