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Meta’s New ChatGPT-Like AI Is Fluent in the Language of Proteins—and Has Already Modeled 700 Million of Them

Meta’s New ChatGPT-Like AI Is Fluent in the Language of Proteins—and Has Already Modeled 700 Million of Them

The race to solve every protein structure just welcomed another tech giant: Meta AI. A research offshoot of Meta, known for Facebook and Instagram, the team came onto the protein shape prediction scene with an ambitious goal: to decipher the “dark matter” of the protein universe. Often found in bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms, these proteins lounge in our everyday environments but are complete mysteries to science. “These are the structures we know the least about. These are incredibly mysterious proteins. I think they offer the potential for great insight into biology,” said senior author Dr. Alexander Rives to Nature. In other words,...

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𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬

  Mitochondrial decay due to oxidant byproducts is a principal underlying contributor to aging, including the degenerative diseases of aging such as brain degeneration. The energy for basic metabolic processes comes from mitochondria, and their decay with age impairs cellular metabolism and leads to cellular decline. Oxidants generated by mitochondria appear to be the major source of the oxidative lesions that accumulate with age. Evidence supports the suggestion that age-associated accumulation of mitochondrial deficits due to oxidative damage is likely to be a major contributor to cellular, tissue, and organismal aging.   Can we create artificial mitochondria? This recent article...

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