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Scientists trained AI on genetic sequences to design viruses not found in nature, yielding 16 viable viruses that can infect bacteria but don't threaten humans (Carl Zimmer/New York Times)

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes.

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