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Dmitry Korkin is a professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at WPI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (07:21) - Proteins and the building blocks of life
  (14:23) - Spike protein
  (21:11) - Coronavirus biological structure explained
  (26:09) - Virus mutations
  (32:39) - Evolution of proteins
  (42:25) - Self-replicating computer programs
  (50:02) - Origin of life
  (57:34) - Extraterrestrial life in our solar system
  (59:31) - Joshua Lederberg
  (1:05:30) - Dendral
  (1:08:24) - Why did expert systems fail?
  (1:10:35) - AlphaFold 2
  (1:32:13) - Will AI revolutionize art and music?
  (1:39:12) - Multi-protein folding
  (1:43:39) - Will AlphaFold 2 result in a Nobel Prize?
  (1:46:10) - Will AI be used to engineer deadly viruses?
  (2:01:17) - Book recommendations
  (2:11:00) - Family
  (2:13:38) - A poem in Russian

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