Google's DeepMind this week reported solving one of biology's long-standing problems: predicting the 3D structure of proteins.
Why it matters: Being able to determine protein structure could help to speed up drug development and aid researchers in understanding the basic biology of disease.
COVID-19 vaccines are being developed at record speed, but some experts fear the accelerated regulatory process could interfere with ongoing research about the vaccines.
Why it matters: Even after the first COVID-19 vaccines are deployed, scientific questions will remain about how they are working and how to improve them.
The depths of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds — satellite galaxies of our own Milky Way — can be seenin new photos taken by a dark energy camera.
Why it matters: The images could reveal never-before-known details about our galactic neighbors — and insights into how other dwarf galaxies evolve.
