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		axg11 on July 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein uni... That is only true because of our current tools and capabilities. With improved manufacturing techniques and AlphaFold++ I think biologics will dominate. Even still, there are ~2000 approved biologics [0]. [0] - https://purplebooksearch.fda.gov/advanced-search

bckr on July 28, 2022 [–]

Yep, proteins are so much more flexible / precise than small molecules. Also we can get the body to produce them. Think mRNA vaccines.

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