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Hello once again! We have a lot to unpack this week so let’s go.

A few minutes ago from the time I’m writing this, Google Deepmind has announced the third generation of AlphaFold 3, a model that predicts the structures of proteins.

Although I will provide much more detail in Sunday’s Leaders newsletter, proteins are complex molecules essential for biological functions, and understanding their shapes is crucial for insights into biology and drug development.

I’ve said it many times. AI’s most transformative contributions will come from its capability to discover, whether that is new laws of nature of new drugs.

Continuing on healthcare, we now have factual proof that Alzheimer’s can be caused by two copies of a single gene, APOE4. But you are probably wondering what does that have to do with AI.

Well, some recent research is pointing at CRISPR, a gene editing system, as a way to treat Alzheimer’s by targeting these same gene copies, and with examples like EVO, the biological foundation model we discussed a while back, AI could be the tool that allows us to develop the appropriate proteins to perform the gene editing.

Be that as a medical assistant like Med-Gemini, or a tool for drug discovery like Gnome, our through increased understanding of our genome like EVO, or even to cure diseases through CRISPR, you can’t be bullish enough on AI’s impact on healthcare.

But, sadly, as we have discussed many times, AI will also be used to win wars. And if you are waiting for proof, here you go:

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