Answers.Body: <p><a href="https://www.atomwise.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Atomwise</a>, an AI startup, uses a 3d convolution neural network to predict if a molecule will bind to an protein. The covid protein had several human attempts to find a molecule to bind.</p>
  <p>See on young inventors approach to solving covid</p>
  <p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/us/anika-chebrolu-covid-treatment-award-scn-trnd/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/us/anika-chebrolu-covid-treatment-award-scn-trnd/index.html</a></p>
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  <p>Anika's winning invention uses in-silico methodology to discover a lead molecule that can selectively bind to the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.</p>
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  <p>I wonder if the atomwise simulator would concur that lead would bind to the spike protein</p>
  
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Body: <p>Without any evidence, I have wondered it might be possible to predict the upcoming mutations of the COVID-19 virus. I am further assuming people did so.</p>
  <p>So, has someone correctly predicted the emergence of one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2 (like the Delta variant)?</p>
  <p>I would be happy to have an explanation in layman's terms and citations to papers (if any).</p>
  
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Comments.Text: They probably failed, otherwise Covid won't be such a world-wide pandemic.
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Title: Has someone correctly predicted one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2 (like the Delta variant)?
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ThreadText: # Has someone correctly predicted one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2 (like the Delta variant)?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-07)
  
  Without any evidence, I have wondered it might be possible to predict the upcoming mutations of the COVID-19 virus. I am further assuming people did so.
  
  So, has someone correctly predicted the emergence of one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2 (like the Delta variant)?
  
  I would be happy to have an explanation in layman's terms and citations to papers (if any).
  
  **Tags:** reference-request, prediction, biology, healthcare
  
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  > **username_1**: They probably failed, otherwise Covid won't be such a world-wide pandemic.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2021-07-08. Score: 1
  
  [Atomwise](https://www.atomwise.com/), an AI startup, uses a 3d convolution neural network to predict if a molecule will bind to an protein. The covid protein had several human attempts to find a molecule to bind.
  
  See on young inventors approach to solving covid
  
  <https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/us/anika-chebrolu-covid-treatment-award-scn-trnd/index.html>
  
  > Anika's winning invention uses in-silico methodology to discover a lead molecule that can selectively bind to the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
  
  I wonder if the atomwise simulator would concur that lead would bind to the spike protein
  
  
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