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Viruses are doing mysterious things everywhere – AI can help researchers understand what they’re up to in the oceans and in your gut

  • Written by: Libusha Kelly, Associate Professor of Systems and Computational Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
imageMany viral genetic sequences code for proteins that researchers haven't seen before.KTSDesign/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Viruses are a mysterious and poorly understood force in microbial ecosystems. Researchers know they can infect, kill and manipulate human and bacterial cells in nearly every environment, from the oceans to your gut....

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