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Machine learning plus insights from genetic research shows the workings of cells – and may help develop new drugs for COVID-19 and other diseases

  • Written by: Shang Gao, Doctoral student in Bioinformatics, University of Illinois at Chicago
Machine learning plus insights from genetic research shows the workings of cells – and may help develop new drugs for COVID-19 and other diseasesThe subtleties of how genes are transcribed into RNA molecules like the one depicted here are key to understanding the inner workings of cells.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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