AI Methods Match Humans in Designing RNA Structures, Paving Way for New Therapeutics
rishabh16_ · x · 2026-08-28
Research published in Science shows that AI methods on the Eterna platform have matched expert human players in inventing sequences that fold into RNA pseudoknots. This breakthrough opens a route to automatically designing RNA therapeutics, sensors, and catalysts from scratch, demonstrating AI's growing capability in complex molecular design.
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