DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Aims to Decode DNA’s ‘Dark Matter’
This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger everything from cancer to rare genetic disorders—and potentially revolutionizing personalized medicine
By Deni Ellis Béchard Edited by Dean Visser | Scientific American
7/14/20251 min read
Though scientists long dismissed noncoding DNA as “junk,” we now know this so-called dark matter controls when and how genes turn on or off. Read more here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deepminds-alphagenome-uses-ai-to-decipher-noncoding-dna-for-research/