Explore five years of AlphaFold’s impact on biology. Learn how this Nobel Prize-winning AI is accelerating scientific discovery globally

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AlphaFold has transformed biological research over five years, being cited in 35,000+ papers and incorporated into 200,000+ methodologies. Independent analysis shows researchers using AlphaFold 2 submit 40% more novel protein structures, with their work twice as likely to be cited in clinical articles. AlphaFold 3 extends capabilities beyond proteins to predict DNA, RNA, and ligand interactions, enabling "digital biology" for drug discovery. The AlphaFold Server has generated 8 million structure predictions for thousands of researchers worldwide, while Isomorphic Labs applies the technology to accelerate drug design.

AlphaFold: Five years of impact