The first ‘human domainome’ reveals the cause of a multitude of diseases
An ingenious large-scale experiment in Barcelona has led to the creation of a catalog detailing the effects of half a million DNA mutations
It is surprising, but until relatively recently, humanity was unaware of the shape of the basic building blocks of life. On July 22, 2021, Google’s DeepMind announced that it had successfully predicted, with unprecedented accuracy, the structure of nearly all the proteins that make up the human body. Two of its scientists, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, were awarded the latest Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this achievement, alongside biochemist David Baker, who has made similar advances at the University of Washington.
