AI Unveils the Gene Activity Within Human Cells
Imagine being able to peek inside a cell and see which genes are turned on or off, like flipping through the pages of a complex instruction manual. That's what scientists have achieved with a new AI model that can predict gene activity in any human cell with remarkable accuracy. This breakthrough, trained on a vast dataset of over 1.3 million cells, is like having a crystal ball for cellular biology. It not only predicts gene expression in unfamiliar cell types but also helps us unravel the mysteries of diseases, especially in the shadowy "dark matter" of our genome where many cancer mutations lurk.