Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #153
2,472Dmitry Korkin is a professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at WPI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Dmitry's Website: http://korkinlab.org/
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:57 - Proteins and the building blocks of life
9:00 - Spike protein
15:48 - Coronavirus biological structure explained
20:45 - Virus mutations
27:16 - Evolution of proteins
37:02 - Self-replicating computer programs
44:38 - Origin of life
52:11 - Extraterrestrial life in our solar system
54:08 - Joshua Lederberg
1:00:07 - Dendral
1:03:01 - Why did expert systems fail?
1:05:12 - AlphaFold 2
1:26:50 - Will AI revolutionize art and music?
1:33:49 - Multi-protein folding
1:38:16 - Will AlphaFold 2 result in a Nobel Prize?
1:40:47 - Will AI be used to engineer deadly viruses?
1:55:54 - Book recommendations
2:05:37 - Family
2:08:15 - A poem in Russian
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