AI designs novel proteins from bacterial DNA
AI model Evo generates new proteins by learning from bacterial genomes.
Why it matters
- AI-designed proteins could advance biotech and medicine.
- Mimics natural evolution by working at DNA level.
By the numbers
- Predicts 85% of a protein's sequence from 30% input.
- Generated 120B base pairs of novel DNA.
The big picture
- AI could revolutionize protein design for biotech applications.
- Unclear if method works for complex genomes.
What they're saying
- Users express interest and caution about potential risks.
- Excitement over novel proteins with low similarity to known ones.
Caveats
- Method may not apply to complex genomes.
- Differs from targeted protein design approaches.
What’s next
- 120B base pairs of AI-designed DNA await exploration.
- Future work may test applicability to complex genomes.