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Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change

  • Written by Sam Pellock, Postdoctoral Scholar in Biochemistry, University of Washington
imageEnzymes have complicated molecular structures that are hard to replicate.Design Cells/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the attention of scientists like me.

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