Minerva: genome language models uncover diverse structured ncRNA arrays in biology
BrianHie · x · 2026-09-23
David Li and Garyk Brixi unveiled Minerva, an approach using genome language models for biological discovery.
- Finding: with Minerva, they discovered that UG27 reverse transcriptase systems encode variable arrays of diverse ncRNAs with a shared structure, each templating a short DNA hairpin
- Significance: biologist Samuel King, sharing the work, notes the genomic universe is barely scratched and calls this a huge step forward in discovering what genomes contain
A notable AI-for-Science advance built on genome foundation models.
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