AI’s human protein database a ‘great leap’ for research

This handout image by Karen Arnott, released by the EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) on July 22, 2021 represents the structure of a human protein modelled by the AlphaFold computer programme. — Handout/EMBL-EBI/AFP

PARIS: Scientists on July 22 unveiled the most exhaustive database yet of the proteins that form the building blocks of life, in a breakthrough observers said would “fundamentally change biological research”.

Every cell in every living organism is triggered to perform its function by proteins that deliver constant instructions to maintain health and ward off infection.