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Thrilled to announce alphagenome-pytorch, an accurate, readable, and careful port of AlphaGenome's architecture and weights to PyTorch. Work with @gtcaa @m_kjellberg @chriswzou @tuxinming as part of the GenomicsxAI initiative between @anshulkundaje and @pkoo562 labs.

@ATinyGreenCell @benchling Also as a mobile app!

@benchling darkmode when

Precise DNA integration is key for many therapies, but inserting large, scarless sequences remains challenging. What if we could reprogram nature's mobile elements for programmable genome writing? Today we (+ @omarabudayyeh) debut Stitchr in @Nature

New review out today in Nature Biotech on nanopore-based protein sequencing. Feels... like... something... coming... soon... 👀

If you have the ability to use geospatial technology, you should have used it to track armed groups & advise your bestie MONUSCO on where to neutralize them. At the very least, you could have used it to issue warning calls to stop attacks. But instead, you chose to use it to peep on displaced people, making sure they stay exactly where you want them—in camps. Be honest - you want displaced people to remain in place & photogenic because suffering Africans make for great reports, sob stories for fundraising & fed your inexhaustible saviour fetish. African dignity and peace threaten your entire business model. That’s why you’re here trying to spin people safely returning to their homes as a bad thing.

AI provides a universal framework that leverages data and compute at scale to uncover higher-order patterns Today, @arcinstitute in collaboration with @nvidia releases Evo 2—a fully open source biological foundation model trained on genomes spanning the entire tree of life 🧵

De novo design of anti-venoms! nature.com/articles/s4158… @UWproteindesign I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the biochemistry of venoms: amazon.com/Venomous-Deadl…

Every synthetic biologist, every biochemist, when they dream, will sometimes hear a voice calling A whisper on the wind, as impossible as infinity, as sweet as the ambrosia of the very Gods "Engineer RuBisCo" And this paper takes us one step closer nature.com/articles/s4158…

@EgideMurisa Tired of hearing ‘Africa lacks resources’? Look at DeepSeek no one saw their breakthroughs coming. Let’s stop waiting for ‘more’ and start creating with what we . Genius isn’t about what’s missing it’s about maxing out what’s here.

@AxeWell_ @EgideMurisa @NewTimesRwanda I think Rwanda should focus on self-reliance using available means. We can start with average HPCs like US universities do, supplement grid power with solar/generators, and in most cases leverage pretrained models no need to reinvent the wheel.

Not every country needs to have AI data centers—economies of scale wouldn’t support that. Instead, countries should focus on what they do best. Rwanda, for example, could position itself strongly by developing a robust talent market. Realistically, competing with wealthier African nations on funding and infrastructure might be a stretch. But by prioritizing talent development, Rwanda could leverage its workforce and pay for infrastructure in other countries when needed. This is where countries like the US shine. They can be self sufficient.

WATCH: #Rwanda's Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, highlights the transformative potential of AI in driving Rwanda's GDP growth during the World Economic Forum 2025 panel, "AI: Lifting All Boats."

Nucleotide Transformer is a series of genomics foundation models of different parameter sizes and training datasets which can be applied to various downstream tasks by fine-tuning. @instadeepai nature.com/articles/s4159…

New preprint retraining ProteinMPNN on proteins from hyperthermophiles to design thermostable proteins (including first experimental validation). Fun project together with Phillip Schlegel and Max Beining. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Had a great discussion with students from @AugustanaSD interested in food security and Africa development. So excited about what our collective efforts will do for our continent. @FutureAgLeaders @ag_shields @IANRGlobal @UNLincoln @waterforfood @RwandaUnl

It is always a pleasure for us to go out and serve the community we love! Thank you to everyone who showed up! Join us on the next last Saturday of the month. #umuganda @UNL_CASNR @involvedunl @UNL_OASIS @RwandaUnl @GlobalNebraska @PCMLincoln

Nematodes are fun to work with. Even more exciting in Dr. Thomas’s lab. @UNL_PlantPath

We appreciate your time @drjyothi_kumar. Thanks for inspiring us, college students, as we navigate through this journey of college. 👏👏

I wear a NEBRASKA mask because as a life scientist, science tells me that it is a common sense way to minimize transmission of the coronavirus causing COVID-19 – it is simple, smart, and the very least I can do for all of us.

On Friday, Lincoln moved from Yellow to Orange on the COVID risk dial. @UNLincoln faculty & staff are encouraged to work from home when possible. Investigators should develop contingency plans in case university operations become more restricted. More at: research.unl.edu/covid-19

The University of Nebraska has joined an amicus brief opposing new fed guidance for int'l students. @UofNE_President: "Int'l students contribute enormously to the academic, cultural, social & economic fabric of our campuses & communities." Full statement: bit.ly/3044OcI