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AlphaFold hits ‘next level’: the AI database now includes protein pairing

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scienceMarch 17, 2026

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A database containing the predicted structures of nearly every known protein on Earth has grown even larger and become more useful for understanding how the building blocks of life work together.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00787-3

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