Did you know that up to 40% of global crop yields are lost to pests and diseases each year? This translates to billions of tons of food lost annually, posing a serious threat to global food security.
Researchers around the world, including those from the University of Oxford, UK, are using Google DeepMind’s AI tool, AlphaFold, to accelerate scientific research in making plants more resistant to diseases. One day, this work could help protect the world’s food supplies.
Research is still unfolding…
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