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The Poetry Fan Who Taught an LLM to Read and Write DNA
By treating DNA as a language, Brian Hie’s “ChatGPT for genomes” could pick up patterns that humans can’t see, accelerating ...
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MIT Chemists Smash Genomic Analysis Speed Barrier with Revolutionary AI-Powered Tool
MIT chemists use generative AI to predict 3D genomic structures quickly, a process far faster than current methods.
Generative AI Speeds Up 3D Genomic Structure Predictions
A generative AI-based technique can predict thousands of 3D genomic structures in just minutes, enabling researchers to more ...
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Yes, Study Reportedly Found Human DNA in Hot Dogs — But There's More to the Story
A 2015 report published by a private genomics testing company found that 2% of 345 hot dogs tested contained traces of human DNA. However, it was unclear whether that report was a peer-reviewed ...
The Accelerating Pace Of Genomics Technologies For Plants And Animals
The Plant and Animal Genomics conference recently held in San Diego showcased the ways that rapidly advancing technologies can be used in the crop and livestock sectors ...
Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...
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University of Florida engineers develop new protocol to purify DNA
Purification removes contaminants from DNA samples, ensuring the integrity of the genetic material and providing more ...
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MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures
ChromoGen: A quick method to determine 3D genomic structures using generative AI, enabling the prediction of thousands of ...
A novel k-mer analysis tool based on next-generation sequencing for foreign DNA detection in genome-edited products
Genetic changes have the ability to alter crop characteristics, and some crop breeding techniques take advantage of this. Conventionally, genetic engineering has relied on natural or artificial ...
Controversial genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics raises $14M Series A
The company, founded by 25-year-old Kian Sadeghi, announced a $14 million Series A, bringing its total funding to about $32 million.
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With generative AI, chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures
"Our goal was to try to predict the three-dimensional genome structure from the underlying DNA sequence," says Bin Zhang, an associate professor of chemistry and the senior author of the study.