Ri on AI: Understanding AlphaFold – with Dame Janet Thornton

We’re exploring how AI is impacting different areas of scientific research, and in this episode we discuss AlphaFold, the machine learning programme from DeepMind that can determine a protein structure from its amino acids alone Lisa Derry is joined by Dame Janet Thornton, an oracle of bioinformatics and former Director of the European Bioinformatics Institute, to discuss how AlphaFold has revolutionised its field, and what it could do in the future. This is the full video version of our latest podcast episode - let us know what you think of the new video format! Production: Lia Hale Thank you to our Christmas Lectures supporters and our title partner, CGI. Search the AlphaFold database: https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/ Find out more about the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/truth-about-ai The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ri_science Listen to the Ri podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ri-science-podcast Donate to the RI and help us bring you more lectures: https://www.rigb.org/support-us/donate-ri Our editorial policy: https://www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comments Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.