# Metadata Source URL:: https://www.deepmind.com/blog/alphafold-reveals-the-structure-of-the-protein-universe Topics:: #ai, #biology --- # AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe Today, in partnership with EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), we’re now releasing predicted structures for nearly all catalogued proteins known to science, which will expand the AlphaFold DB by over 200x - from nearly 1 million structures to over 200 million structures - with the potential to dramatically increase our understanding of biology. ## Highlights > [!quote]+ Updated on 051022_153059 > > In partnership with EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), we’re now releasing predicted structures for nearly all catalogued proteins known to science, which will expand the AlphaFold DB by over 200x - from nearly 1 million structures to over 200 million structures - with the potential to dramatically increase our understanding of biology.