Google DeepMind AlphaEvolve: Evolutionary Algorithm Guided by Gemini for Protein Engineering
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Date: 2026-02-19
Title: Google DeepMind AlphaEvolve: Evolutionary Algorithm Guided by Gemini for Protein Engineering
Content: AlphaEvolve combines Gemini multimodal reasoning with evolutionary search to design novel enzymes and binding proteins. Achieved 3.2× higher activity than directed evolution baselines on three therapeutically relevant targets in wet-lab validation, reducing design cycles from months to weeks.
Keywords: protein design, directed evolution, AlphaEvolve, enzyme engineering, AI for biology, wet-lab validation
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