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AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace

Scientists have crossed an important line in biological engineering.

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Scientists have crossed an important line in biological engineering. In a recent study, researchers used artificial intelligence to design complete sets of genetic instructions for bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. Some of those computer-generated designs produced working viruses when they were built and tested in the laboratory.

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