In the field of protein folding, discussions on its complexity and significance have been ongoing. DeepMind won the $250,000 Lasker award in 2023 for their solution. Misfolded proteins can lead to cell damage, highlighting the importance of understanding the process.
Fantastic thread by @prmshra explaining how protein folding occurs, a challenge that is among the toughest to solve in biological systems. https://t.co/ydW1b5U4Uq
People asked what's the difference between "solving protein folding" and protein structure prediction. The protein folding problem was posed decades ago. It includes protein structure prediction AND understanding the physical process through which proteins fold from an AA… https://t.co/aimqmMvFGG
Ok a lot of you think solving protein folding and protein structure prediction are the same thing. They're not. But, even then, AlphaFold has not solved protein structure prediction. It has become a useful tool to be incorporated into the process of protein structure discovery. https://t.co/CUurum6R2x
He's referring to alphafold, which cannot solve protein folding FFS!!!!!!!! This is the problem with many AI doomer types. They sound knowledgeable and like they know what they're talking about, until they discuss something in an area you know about at which point... https://t.co/l4kyPIOrDL
It’s beautiful. And misfolded proteins cause death and disease. If left unsupervised, many proteins misfold or clump with molecules nearby, forming structures that can destroy cells. This is why it’s so likely the thermodynamic theory isn’t complete Proteins need help folding.… https://t.co/8UnJRQqnUk
Read all about protein folding 🦾🦾🦾 https://t.co/Lkqr8TlEJb
Protein folding is so important. In 2023, DeepMind won the $250,000 Lasker award for their solution to the problem. A lot of people have asked me to explain protein folding in simple, understandable terms. Here is my attempt at explaining just the problem. 🧵OPEN THE THREAD🧵 https://t.co/CUU6gxm7yi
The truth is that whoever had the most compute won protein folding
50 years ago this week, we were discussing the complexity of protein folding https://t.co/vAOS0Uthg8