Stanford prof explains the tech behind a synthetic DNA company: model-guided stochastic synthesis
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-26
Answering "what is it and why does it matter," Stanford professor Anshul Kundaje breaks down the core tech: models guiding stochastic DNA synthesis to create massive structured random libraries, compressed sensing plus seq2function models learning from pooled screens, and active learning loops. The papers are esoteric, but the underlying tech is solid.
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