General · 30 January 2026
Google DeepMind develops AI to find disease causes.
Google DeepMind has released AlphaGenome, an AI tool designed to identify genetic mutations driving diseases like cancer and heart conditions. Trained on human and mouse data, the system analyzes up to one million DNA letters simultaneously to predict how mutations disrupt gene regulation. By decoding the switches controlling gene activity, researchers hope to accelerate drug discovery and design precise gene therapies that target specific tissues without affecting others.
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