{
  "id": 9599658,
  "title": "New AlphaFold Database release adds viral protein complexes to support pandemic preparedness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/new-alphafold-database-release-adds-viral-protein-complexes-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-alphafold-database-viral-protein-complexes.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AI-predicted protein complex structures for more than 2,800 viruses are now openly available in the AlphaFold Database. To better understand and protect against emerging pathogens, the dataset prioritizes proteomes from viral families known to infect humans.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}