Google DeepMind Releases AlphaFold 3 Code and Weights for Academic Use After Six-Month Delay

Nov 11, 2024, 02:18 PM

Google DeepMind has released the code and model weights for AlphaFold 3, the latest version of its protein structure prediction software, making it available for academic use under a CC-BY-NC-SA license after a six-month delay. AlphaFold 3 includes an inference codebase and an on-demand server. It is an end-to-end system capable of modeling and predicting diverse biomolecular interactions with high accuracy, including proteins, DNA, RNA, ligands, ions, and chemical modifications. The release is expected to accelerate scientific research by enabling the academic community to leverage this powerful AI model for new discoveries. The research community is excited to use AlphaFold 3 to address open questions in biology and explore new lines of research.