Evo 2: Designing Life—The AI Writing Genomes

We explore Evo 2, the genome-designing AI from ARC Institute and NVIDIA. Trained on trillions of DNA sequences, it can analyze and design entire genomes—from mitochondria to microbes—validate designs with AlphaFold 3, and even predict harmful mutations. We discuss the promise for medicine and bioengineering, the safeguards and biosecurity questions, and the deep questions about whether the AI truly understands biology or is simply modeling it.

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