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DNA-reading AI reconstructs ancestry in minutes, matching top statistical methods

  • May 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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DNA-reading AI reconstructs ancestry in minutes, matching top statistical methods
Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the way large language models like ChatGPT read text. Scanning the genome for biological mutation patterns, the computer model traces pairs of genes back in time to their last common ancestor.

Originally published at Phys.org

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