Biology's Holy Grail

01/28/21 • 25 min

Naked Reflections, from the Naked Scientists

Claims for a game-changing breakthrough in biological science were made recently when the Alphafold programme developed by Google's DEEP MIND had striking success in determining the 3D structures made by proteins. But was it worth the hype? Alex Taylor and Beth Singler give Ed Kessler their verdicts... Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review

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The movement of peoples seems to be as old as the hills they move across. Sometimes it's necessary for survival, born of the wish to trade or simply out of curiosity, but it seems to be deeply engrained in human behaviour. With Ed Kessler, and taking the long view, are Peer Schouten and Dunya Habash take a long view... Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review