An international group of researchers employed DeepMind’s deep learning-driven AlphaFold protein structure database to design and synthesize a potential hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) drug in only 30 days. The AI drug discovery project consisted of Insilico Medicine, the University of Toronto’s Acceleration Consortium and researchers including Nobel laureate Michael Levitt. The team applied AlphaFold to Insilico’s…

Millions of Americans who are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) will develop a chronic infection that, if left untreated, can cause serious health problems, including liver disease, cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer. More than one-third of HCV-infected individuals progress to advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis, and among those with cirrhosis, about 3–5% per year…