TWiEVO 121: AI imagines viruses
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Nels and Vincent discuss the application of AI in designing new derivatives of the bacteriophage phiX174.
Nels and Vincent examines the use of AI and genome language models to design novel derivatives of bacteriophage phiX174. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server AI design of bacteriophage phiX174 derivatives (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Jolene Science Picks Nels – NIH official resigns after flap over risks of seasonal flu virus study and The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking discoveries, and ensure that scientific progress and technological innovation benefit all Americans . Vincent – One Plus One Equals One: Symbiosis and the evolution of complex life by John Archibald Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
People in this episode
Hosts: Nels Elde, Vincent Racaniello
Topics covered
- AI
- viruses
- bacteriophage
- genome language models
- scientific policy
- evolution
Keywords
- AI
- bacteriophage
- phiX174
- genome
- scientific policy
- evolution
- Nels Elde
- Vincent Racaniello
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NIH, The Office of Science and Technology Policy, MicrobeTV, bioRxiv
Books & works: One Plus One Equals One: Symbiosis and the evolution of complex life
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