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AlphaGenome predicts expression from raw DNA

development2026-01-29

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DeepMind published AlphaGenome, a foundation model predicting gene expression from raw DNA sequence and matching state of the art on 25 of 26 benchmarks, while Flapping Airplanes launched with $180 million to raise sample efficiency by five to six orders of magnitude.

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Reporting date: 2026-01-29 (not necessarily the event date)

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AlphaGenome predicts expression from raw DNA
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Reporting date: 2026-01-29
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-29-alphagenome
Claim: DeepMind published AlphaGenome, a foundation model predicting gene expression from raw DNA sequence and matching state of the art on 25 of 26 benchmarks, while Flapping Airplanes launched with $180 million to raise sample efficiency by five to six orders of magnitude.
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