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New AI Tool AlphaGenome May Transform Cancer and Genetic Disease Research
AlphaGenome: Understanding the secrets of genes behind diseases may now be easier. Google DeepMind has launched a new AI tool, AlphaGenome, that will help identify which genetic changes lead to heart disease, cancer, and mental illness.
A new dawn has emerged for the field of medical science. A new tool has been created by the Google DeepMind research team, which they claim will mark a milestone in the discovery of the hidden genetic causes of diseases. This new tool, called the AlphaGenome, will help scientists understand the working of the genes inside our bodies and how mistakes in those genes can cause serious diseases.
The blueprint of the human body, called the genome, is comprised of 3 billion pairs of letters in the DNA code, consisting of the four letters G, T, C, and A. Until recently, scientists had only known the meaning of 2 percent of this code, which makes the proteins that comprise our bodies. The remaining 98 percent, called the "non-coding" genome, was a complete enigma. AlphaGenome will examine this vast and unexplored portion.
This AI tool predicts how changes, or mutations, in DNA affect gene control. It's like a "volume control" button, determining when a gene will be turned on in which cell of the body, and how much or how little its activity will be.
