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Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

WIRED — AI · · International · AI Governance

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat rare diseases.

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