AlphaFold Protein Structure Prediction for Biology and Drug Discovery

Imagine trying to build a complex piece of IKEA furniture with only a list of parts and no picture of the finished product. AlphaFold is like an AI that can instantly show you what the finished furniture looks like—and how every piece fits together—just from reading the parts list. In biology, the “parts list” is a protein’s amino acid sequence, and the “picture” is its 3D shape.