Aptamers are expected to be next-generation drugs, but identifying candidate aptamers is a challenging task given the large search space. Now, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool called RaptGen is proposed for improving the successful identification of aptamer sequences.
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Khabbazian, M., Jabbari, H. AI-powered aptamer generation. Nat Comput Sci 2, 356–357 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-022-00253-w
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