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DeepMind is using AI to pinpoint the causes of genetic disease

DeepMind is using AI to pinpoint the causes of genetic disease

With the rise of gene sequencing, doctors can now decode people’s genomes and then scour the DNA data for possible culprits. Sometimes, the cause is clear, like the mutation that leads to cystic fibrosis. But in about 25% of cases where extensive gene sequencing is done, scientists will find a suspicious DNA change whose effects […]