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Evo 2 is the biggest breakthrough in genome research.
Plus: super-robots emerge.
Amandeep Singh
February 20, 2025
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🧬 Google's AI scientist makes breakthroughs 24/7.
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🧬 Evo 2 maps the family tree of EVERYTHING.
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Science just got a turbo boost. Google has unveiled an AI co-scientist, a multi-agent research assistant built on Gemini 2.0, designed to generate and validate new scientific hypotheses faster than ever.
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How does it work?
Google’s system uses six specialized AI agents, each tackling a different part of the scientific process—from formulating hypotheses to validating results.
🚀 The impact so far:
In trials at Stanford and Imperial College, the AI identified new drug applications and predicted gene transfer mechanisms in just days.
Early tests show 80%+ accuracy on expert-level benchmarks, surpassing both existing AI models and human researchers.
Google is launching a Trusted Tester Program to give research organizations early access for trials in medicine, genetics, and more.
Why does this matter?
OpenAI’s Sam Altman recently claimed AI would soon make new scientific discoveries—and Google is proving him right. This is just the beginning of a future where AI becomes an essential co-pilot in labs worldwide.
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The largest AI model for biology just dropped. And it's a game-changer.
Arc Institute and NVIDIA unveiled Evo 2, an AI trained on 9 trillion DNA building blocks from 128,000 species—spanning the entire tree of life. It’s the most powerful AI system ever built for biological research and design.
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🔬 What makes it revolutionary?
1M nucleotides: Analyzes entire bacterial genomes and human chromosomes in a single pass.
90% accuracy: Predicts cancer-causing mutations and designs working synthetic genomes.
40B parameters: Trained on 2,048 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, rivaling top AI models.
Open access: Free for researchers via NVIDIA's BioNeMo platform.
💡 Why does it matter?
AI is mastering protein folding, but Evo 2 takes a leap—it understands life’s entire code. From drug discovery to synthetic biology, this could rewrite the future of medicine.
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Apple introduced the iPhone 16e as its most affordable device offering Apple Intelligence. It starts at $600 and also includes the company’s first 5G modem.
Microsoft has revealed the world’s first quantum chip—Majorana 1—that’s powered by a new material (called a topoconductor) that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to process information and perform calculations much faster than regular chips in regular computers can, solving industrial-scale, real-world problems.
Mentee Robotics has unveiled the MenteeBot V3.0, an advanced humanoid robot designed for both domestic and industrial applications featuring custom-built actuators that offer three times the power, precision, and efficiency compared to its competitors. With a height of 175 cm and a walking speed of 1.5 meters per second, it can lift up to 25 kg.
Microsoft researchers has introduced Muse, first World and Human Action Model (WHAM) with the ability to predict 3D environments and actions for producing consistent game structures, generating minutes of cohesive gameplay from a single second of reference frames and controller actions.
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