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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Josh Marcus

Nothing to fear: AI just created a virus that is not found in nature

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify and create functioning viruses not seen in nature for the first time.

The research, announced in the journal Science on Thursday, “expands what synthetic genomics can achieve,” according to its authors from Stanford University and the California-based Arc Institute.

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