AlphaFold: Five years of impact
Google DeepMind
AlphaFold, an AI system for predicting protein structures, has been used by over 3 million researchers across more than 190 countries since its 2021 public release. The system has generated predictions for more than 200 million protein structures and been cited in over 35,000 papers, with researchers using it showing a 40% increase in submitting novel experimental structures. The tool has enabled practical applications ranging from developing healthier honeybee populations to revealing the structure of a key heart disease protein, and spawned related AI models for genetic mutation assessment and protein design.
Why it matters
Explore how AlphaFold has accelerated science and fueled a global wave of biological discovery.
