Fine-tuning a DNA model on single-cell data yields a promoter predicted 3x more active in tumor cells
julia_kiseleva · x · 2026-10-28
Researchers fine-tuned a DNA model on single-cell data to design a promoter predicted to be 3x more active in one patient's tumor cells than in adjacent nonmalignant cells — a step toward personalized cancer therapy. The prediction is done; the next step is lab validation.
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