Google bets $10m on decoding life with Quantum AI

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Google launched REPLIQA, a $10 million research program led by Google Quantum AI and funded by Google.org to apply quantum computing and AI to biological research. The program will fund work at five institutions — Harvard, MIT, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and the University of Arizona — to model protein folding, molecular interactions, and cellular responses to drugs. Google intends to build a shared scientific ecosystem around quantum science, AI, and life sciences to tackle simulations that classical computers struggle with. The initiative aims to accelerate accuracy and speed in drug discovery and genomics and reflects a broader trend of investing in quantum-enabled biomedical research.

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