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AI Designed Working Viruses—Here's What That Really Means
Scientists reported in Science that genome-language models helped design complete bacteriophage genomes, and 16 of roughly 300 synthesized candidates produced viable phages. These viruses infect bacteria—not people—but the result marks an important shift from AI that describes biology to AI output that can guide the construction of a replicating biological object. Dr. Mike explains what the researchers actually demonstrated, why bacteriophages could matter for antibiotic-resistant infections, where human expertise remained essential, and why safeguards need to develop alongside genome-design…
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