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DeepMind releases AlphaGenome Atlas to predict the effects of 9 billion single-letter DNA variants
What happened
Google DeepMind has released AlphaGenome Atlas, an AI-powered searchable database that predicts the effects of all 9 billion possible single-letter DNA variants. Demis Hassabis says that after AlphaFold mapped the protein universe, this tool begins mapping the human genome to help scientists better understand disease. It is free for academic research at http://alphagenome.google/atlas.
Why it matters
Following AlphaFold, DeepMind is extending predictive capabilities from proteins to the human genome; the article describes the database's coverage and open access.
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