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AI Tool Finds Hundreds of Possible New Psychedelic Molecules

AI Tool Finds Hundreds of Possible New Psychedelic Molecules

What they found

Researchers used the AlphaFold AI tool to identify hundreds of potential new psychedelic molecules that could lead to new antidepressants.

Researchers used the AlphaFold AI tool to identify hundreds of potential new psychedelic molecules that could lead to new antidepressants.

The number

hundreds of potential new psychedelic molecules

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Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – computational screening

Lab – computational screening

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Scientific American

Scientific American

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Around the web

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Using the AlphaFold AI tool, researchers have uncovered hundreds of potential new psychedelic molecules, providing a promising path for the development of novel antidepressants, despite previous doubts about AlphaFold's applicability in drug discovery.

Using the AlphaFold AI tool, researchers have uncovered hundreds of potential new psychedelic molecules, providing a promising path for the development of novel antidepressants, despite previous doubts about AlphaFold's applicability in drug discovery.

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