Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .An company that gained fame for designing computer systems that could beat humans at games has now made a huge advancement in biological science.The company, DeepMind, which is owned by the same parent company as Google, has created an AI system that can rapidly and accurately predict how proteins fold to get their 3D shapes, a surprisingly complex problem that has plagued researchers for decades, according to .Figuring out a protein's structure can require years or...…Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .An company that gained fame for designing computer systems that could beat humans at games has now made a huge advancement in biological science.The company, DeepMind, which is owned by the same parent company as Google, has created an AI system that can rapidly and accurately predict how proteins fold to get their 3D shapes, a surprisingly complex problem that has plagued researchers for decades, according to .Figuring out a protein's structure can require years or...WW…

Despite a , this year’s  is working relatively well to prevent influenza, particularly among children, according to a new report.In the , researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated the flu shot’s effectiveness in more than 4,000 U.S. children and adults who visited the doctor for respiratory illness between Oct. 23, 2019, and Jan. 25, 2020.Overall, the vaccine was 45% effective, meaning it reduced the risk of a doctor’s visit for flu by 45%, the report found. The vaccine worked even better in children, reducing their risk of a...…Despite a , this year’s  is working relatively well to prevent influenza, particularly among children, according to a new report.In the , researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated the flu shot’s effectiveness in more than 4,000 U.S. children and adults who visited the doctor for respiratory illness between Oct. 23, 2019, and Jan. 25, 2020.Overall, the vaccine was 45% effective, meaning it reduced the risk of a doctor’s visit for flu by 45%, the report found. The vaccine worked even better in children, reducing their risk of a...WW…