Thirty-four years ago, Curry and Rumelhart described a neural network-based approach to annotate tandem mass spectra. Their ideas foreshadowed several important developments in computational mass spectrometry over the past decade, but many of the challenges they discuss remain relevant today.
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Skinnider, M.A. Spectrum of the past. Nat Rev Chem 8, 85–86 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-023-00570-2
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