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AI creates glowing protein that would've taken nature 500 million years to evolve | Fast-forwarding evolution


In a study published in Science, researchers detailed how they used advanced language models to fast-forward evolution, simulating hundreds of millions of years of genetic changes in...

In a study published in Science, researchers detailed how they used advanced language models to fast-forward evolution, simulating hundreds of millions of years of genetic changes in just hours. Alex Rives, co-founder of EvolutionaryScale, told Live Science that by inferring the fundamental biological rules, their model can create functional proteins that defy the constraints of natural evolution. Tiffany Taylor, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Bath, acknowledged to Live Science that the model holds promise for drug development and bioengineering.

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