New Google AI Will Work Out What 98% of Our DNA Actually Does for the Body
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Summary
AlphaGenome is a new artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Google’s DeepMind that helps understand how stretches of DNA impact gene expression.
It can predict how different genetic variants will affect gene expression, as well as a range of other important properties.
The model was trained on public databases of experimental results testing how different DNA sequences impact gene regulation.
It can be used to assess the impact of mutations on specific genes to forecast whether they will cause disease, for example.
DeepMind said AlphaGenome will be made available to scientists to use for non-commercial purposes.
The company also plans to release full details of how the AI was built.
The new tool could help transform our understanding of disease and help re-engineer DNA for a variety of purposes.
