Mindbytes Sep 30, 2026 AI Matches Bacteria With Viruses That Infect Them AI accelerate the hunt for viruses that attack resistant bacteria? A machine learning model uses genomes to predict phage matches, helping researchers prioritize candidates for laboratory testing. gizmo guru 1 min read
Mindbytes Sep 26, 2026 AI Model Predicts How Mutations Change Protein–RNA Binding A physics-informed machine-learning framework predicts how mutations alter protein–RNA interactions, potentially giving researchers a sharper tool for studying molecular variation. Linsey Smith 2 min read
News Sep 24, 2026 Claude finds a phage enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats Anthropic reports that language-model agents flagged a reverse transcriptase beside a DNA repeat array, a pattern later checked in a Bay Area laboratory. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
News Sep 16, 2026 An AI model places cells from twelve species on one map TranscriptFormer was trained on 112 million cells and can compare types across species, including cells the model has never seen. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
News Sep 11, 2026 An AI model learns DNA by comparing genomes across species Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley built an efficient genomic language model that uses evolutionary comparisons to find DNA changes most likely to affect health and inherited traits. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Community Sep 2, 2026 Integration of Expression QTLs with Fine Mapping via SuSiE The new SuSiE² statistical framework integrates gene expression data directly into genetic fine mapping, allowing researchers to pinpoint true causal disease variants with unprecedented precision. Atnatewos Hailealem 10 min read
News Aug 26, 2026 A map of what genomic AI models learn from DNA A new interpretation method traces each prediction back to individual DNA bases, strips out laboratory artifacts, and points to unexpected rules of how the genome is folded. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
News Aug 24, 2026 Scientists use AI to identify a key DNA switch for turning genes on Machine learning trained on hundreds of thousands of experiments reveals the sequence pattern that starts gene activity in human cells and opens new ways to study disease mutations. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
News May 6, 2026 Control of synthetic gene circuits through DNA structure MIT research shows how strategic gene arrangement on DNA can boost performance of engineered synthetic gene circuits. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
News Apr 27, 2026 Improved human cells boost production of gene-editing delivery vehicles Researchers have developed a new way to make virus-like particles more effective at delivering gene-editing tools into human cells by changing the cells that produce them. Giulio Prisco 2 min read