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Biological Molecules as Language: ESMFold2 approaches AlphaFold 3 performance but with an open, Transformer-based architecture
Biology

Biological Molecules as Language: ESMFold2 approaches AlphaFold 3 performance but with an open, Transformer-based architecture

Google’s AlphaFold models pioneered the task of finding the shapes of biologically active molecules, opening new pathways for drug development.

June 26, 20264 min read
Dark DNA Unveiled: Google’s AlphaGenome interprets DNA that regulates genetic expression
Biology

Dark DNA Unveiled: Google’s AlphaGenome interprets DNA that regulates genetic expression

An open-weights model could help scientists compare the impact of genetic variations, identify mutations that cause diseases, and develop treatments.

April 10, 20263 min read
AI Generates Viral Genomes: Researchers use genomic language models to create custom viruses
Biology

AI Generates Viral Genomes: Researchers use genomic language models to create custom viruses

Researchers used AI models to create novel viruses from scratch.

October 1, 20253 min read
A Research Agent for All Biology: Biomni, an AI agent for multidisciplinary biology research
Biology

A Research Agent for All Biology: Biomni, an AI agent for multidisciplinary biology research

An agent designed for broad biological research could accelerate the work of scientists in specialties from anatomy to zoology.

June 25, 20253 min read
Science Research Proposals Made to Order: AI Co-Scientist, an agent that generates research hypotheses, aiding drug discovery
Biology

Science Research Proposals Made to Order: AI Co-Scientist, an agent that generates research hypotheses, aiding drug discovery

An AI agent synthesizes novel scientific research hypotheses. It's already making an impact in biomedicine.

March 19, 20253 min read
Science Research Proposals Made to Order: AI Co-Scientist, an agent that generates research hypotheses, aiding drug discovery
Biology

Science Research Proposals Made to Order: AI Co-Scientist, an agent that generates research hypotheses, aiding drug discovery

An AI agent synthesizes novel scientific research hypotheses. It's already making an impact in biomedicine.

March 19, 20253 min read
Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.
Biology

Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.

Scientists pledged to control their use of AI to produce potentially hazardous biological materials.

April 3, 20242 min read
Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.
Biology

Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.

Scientists pledged to control their use of AI to produce potentially hazardous biological materials.

April 3, 20242 min read
Cross-Species Cell Embeddings: AI enhances cell type discovery, identifies previously elusive “Norn cells”
Biology

Cross-Species Cell Embeddings: AI enhances cell type discovery, identifies previously elusive “Norn cells”

Researchers used an AI system to identify animal cell types from gene sequences, including a cell type that conventional approaches had discovered only in the past year. 

March 27, 20242 min read
Cross-Species Cell Embeddings: AI enhances cell type discovery, identifies previously elusive “Norn cells”
Biology

Cross-Species Cell Embeddings: AI enhances cell type discovery, identifies previously elusive “Norn cells”

Researchers used an AI system to identify animal cell types from gene sequences, including a cell type that conventional approaches had discovered only in the past year. 

March 27, 20242 min read
Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.
Biology

Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.

Biologists used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics. Researchers at MIT and Harvard trained models to screen chemical compounds for those that kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the deadliest among bacteria that have...

January 10, 20242 min read
Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.
Biology

Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.

Biologists used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics. Researchers at MIT and Harvard trained models to screen chemical compounds for those that kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the deadliest among bacteria that have...

January 10, 20242 min read
Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees
Biology

Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees

A machine learning method could help chemists formulate pesticides that target harmful insects but leave bees alone. Researchers at Oregon State University developed models that classify whether or not a chemical is fatally toxic to bees.

August 3, 20221 min read
Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees
Biology

Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees

A machine learning method could help chemists formulate pesticides that target harmful insects but leave bees alone. Researchers at Oregon State University developed models that classify whether or not a chemical is fatally toxic to bees.

August 3, 20221 min read
Deep Doo-Doo: AI App Diagnoses Poop Better Than People
Biology

Deep Doo-Doo: AI App Diagnoses Poop Better Than People

People who suffer from gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome are number two when it comes to describing the characteristics of their own poop.

June 22, 20222 min read

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