Microsoft Launches Quine, an AI System to Accelerate Biological Research
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-30
Microsoft Research unveiled Quine, a system combining AI and experimental research to explore biological questions, opening it to a small group via a Fellows program. It has three co-developed parts: a model connecting evidence across proteins, cells, tissues and genomes; a tool layer that helps researchers break questions into steps, use models and scientific tools, and revise plans; and a research program where Microsoft scientists and partners evaluate it on real questions. The motivation: biology's propose-test-revise cycles are slow, and negative results consume scarce samples and time. Microsoft says it has working components and promising results, and now needs to test whether Quine actually improves scientific work.
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