Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome 2 to predict how gene variants affect individual cells

At a glance

Google DeepMind has released AlphaGenome 2, a new AI model that predicts how DNA changes affect different cell types. It could help scientists find the causes of disease and develop new treatments.

Key points

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   AlphaGenome 2 is the successor to the original AlphaGenome model.

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   The same genetic variant can have different effects depending on the cell type and state.

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   The model was trained on over 100 million cell profiles from 68 tissues.

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   It found nearly twice as many variants that change gene expression as the previous top model.

Why it matters

Knowing which changes in which cells drive disease can help drug developers target treatments more precisely.

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