DeepMind maps every possible DNA-letter mutation in the human genome

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DeepMind maps every possible DNA-letter mutation in the human genome
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DeepMind releases the AlphaGenome Atlas, predicting the consequences of all 9 billion single-letter DNA mutations across the human genome with the AlphaGenome AI, including a single-score AVI to flag disease-causing changes; the atlas helps explore noncoding regions and DNA motifs, potentially aiding rare-disease diagnosis and biological insight, but does not replace experiments and clinical context. The data set (~1 petabyte) is freely available for non-commercial use via an API, lowering computational barriers and accelerating research.

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