Minerva operates by treating genomic sequences as a language that can be parsed by AI to predict functional elements. This approach allows biologists to discover new classes of enzymes and other proteins without relying on prior human knowledge of the sequence's structure or behavior.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Minerva AI Finds New Class of Reverse Transcriptase in Genetic Dark Matter
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Gary Brixi and David Li are using computational techniques to examine the unmapped portions of genomes to uncover how proteins function. Using a new method called Minerva, the researchers identified a previously unknown class of reverse transcriptase within genetic data. The tool specifically targets genetic "dark matter," which consists of genomic sequences that have historically lacked any known biological function.
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