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A drug discovery company started by DeepMind that uses AI models like AlphaFold to design and develop new therapeutic molecules.
A fundamental problem in biochemistry concerning how a protein's amino acid chain folds into a specific three-dimensional structure. Solving this problem is critical for designing new drugs and biomolecules.
A senior research scientist at DeepMind, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on AlphaFold.
The market for property insurance, which is becoming untenable in climate-risk areas like Florida, leading to state subsidies, insurers leaving the market, and the potential need for federal bailouts.
A significant real estate market, with values from $500 billion to a trillion dollars, facing existential economic risk due to the increased frequency of catastrophic hurricanes.
A chemical compound previously common in shipping fuel. A recent ban on these emissions, which reflected sunlight and had a cooling effect, is theorized to be a contributing factor to rapid ocean warming.
The scientific phenomenon of rising sea surface temperatures due to the absorption of solar energy. It is identified as the primary driver for the rapid intensification of storms like Hurricane Otis.
A major hurricane that made landfall in Florida, initially a Category 5, causing an estimated $40-50 billion in losses.
A powerful hurricane that caused over 220 fatalities and significant economic damage in six Southern states, particularly devastating Western North Carolina.