Overview
Explore the groundbreaking DeepMind AlphaFold project in this informative video. Delve into the complexities of protein folding and understand why it's considered a grand challenge in biology. Learn about the CASP competition and AlphaFold's remarkable results. Examine the inner workings of the system, including iterative refinement, convolutional neural networks, and transformers. Discover how physics knowledge is incorporated and the potential applications of this technology. Gain insights into future developments and current limitations of AlphaFold. Conclude with an important message about the impact of this scientific breakthrough on humanity.
Syllabus
What is protein folding?
Is it so hard!
CASP
AlphaFold's results
Let's look inside!
Iterative refinement
Convolutional neural networks
Transformers
Everything matters!
Adding physics knowledge
What is this good for?
A gift to humanity!
Future works
AlphaFold's weaknesses
An important message
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