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The Rice University computer science lab of Todd Treangen challenged and beat deep learning in a test to see if a new bioinformatics approach effectively tracks the lab of origin of a synthetic genetic sequence.
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Tracking the origin of synthetic genetic code has never been simple, but it can be done through bioinformatic or, increasingly, deep learning computational approaches.
Bioinformatics tool accurately tracks synthetic: DNA Computer scientists show benefits of bioinformatics with PlasmidHawk
Houston, TX | Posted on February 26th, 2021
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IMAGE: The Rice University computer science lab of Todd Treangen challenged and beat deep learning in a test to see if a new bioinformatics approach effectively tracks the lab. view more
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HOUSTON - (Feb. 26, 2021) - Tracking the origin of synthetic genetic code has never been simple, but it can be done through bioinformatic or, increasingly, deep learning computational approaches.
Though the latter gets the lion s share of attention, new research by computer scientist Todd Treangen of Rice University s Brown School of Engineering is focused on whether sequence alignment and pan-genome-based methods can outperform recent deep learning approaches in this area.