Debate surrounds the ML tech behind Moderna's cancer vaccine

iskander · x · 2026-08-20

Commenting on the Merck/Moderna cancer vaccine news, the author analyzes the potential machine learning techniques used in their antigen selection process. The discussion speculates on whether they utilized legacy neural networks like netMHCpan or MHCFlurry, or if more advanced post-GPT models were involved. The author emphasizes that clinical success remains significant regardless of whether pre-GPT ML methods were employed.

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