AI Can Write a Virus's Genome. It Still Can't Read One
Scientists mutated every letter of the ΦX174 phage genome and measured the result. Top AI models predicted it only moderately well, a reality check for AI biology.
AI vs. H5N1: How Artificial Intelligence Is Racing to Outsmart the Bird Flu Outbreak Sweeping Australia
Australia just logged its first H5N1 mass-mortality event. Here's how a new wave of AI tools — protein language models, generative antibody pipelines, AI-designed antigens — is being mobilised against the virus, and where the science still falls short.