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Machine learning spots natural selection at work in human genome

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to identify genetic sequences molded by evolutionary pressures.
  1. Amy Maxmen
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Pinpointing where and how the human genome is evolving can be like hunting for a needle in a haystack. Each person’s genome contains three billion building blocks called nucleotides, and researchers must compile data from thousands of people to discover patterns that signal how genes have been shaped by evolutionary pressures.

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Nature 563, 167 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07225-z

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