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Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome 2 to predict DNA effects on cell types

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Google DeepMind researchers unveiled AlphaGenome 2, a successor to last year's AlphaGenome model, designed to predict how DNA changes affect different cell types. The model aims to provide a more detailed view of gene regulation differences across cell types, potentially offering clues to disease causes and new treatments.

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  1. The Verge AIRobert Hart
    Google’s AlphaGenome 2 zooms in on the cellular roots of disease

    A graphic representing Google’s AlphaGenome Atlas. | Image: Google Researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled a new AI model designed to unravel how changes in our DNA affect different cells, giving scientists a more detailed view of a notoriously difficult problem that could hold important clues to the causes of disease - and point the way to new treatments. AlphaGenome 2 is the successor to DeepMind's genome-predicting AI model AlphaGenome, which was released last year . While nearly every cell in the human body carries the same DNA, different types of cells - from heart muscle cells and skin cells to immune cells fighting an infection - switch different genes on and off, and those patterns can change d … Read the full story at The Verge.

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