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DeepMind has expanded its AlphaFold Protein Structure Database to include almost 200 million structures, including almost every protein known to science. Open to the public, this could provide a huge boost to an almost endless variety of research.

Last year, DeepMind produced a stunning advance in scientific research, using its AI to predict the 3D structures of unique proteins. This technology now forms the basis of a new spin-off from parent company Alphabet, called Isomorphic Labs.

A major breakthrough from Alphabet's DeepMind AI could be a gamechanger for medical care, with the system demonstrating an ability to predict the 3D structures of unique proteins, overcoming a problem that has plagued biologists for half a century.

It covers almost three quarters of the Earth, but we know only a fraction of what lies beneath the ocean’s surface. Google’s parent company Alphabet has today launched a new initiative called Tidal aimed at changing that.

Naked mole-rats are immune to cancer, long-lived, don’t feel much pain, and can survive extended periods without oxygen. Now, researchers at Calico Life Sciences have uncovered a new superpower: technically, naked mole-rats don’t age, violating what was considered a fundamental biological law.