Remember all those firsts for synthetic biology that we heard about coming from Craig Venter’s company, Synthetic Genomics in San Diego?  The first genome of a whole organism transplanted.  First genome synthesized.  First synthetic life created. 

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Converting Digital to Biological: John Gill, Telesis Bio

Offering a front row seat to the Century of Biology, veteran podcast host Theral Timpson interviews the who's who in genomics and genomic medicine. 

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In today’s show, we talk with Kyle Fahr, the VP and Distinguished Scientist leading Illumina’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. "We lack a way of training genomics AI as readily as you would for natural language processing, says Fahr.  "There are vast amounts of data, but there are no labels, no supervision.  One of the most powerful tools that we’ve found is using clues from natural selection. Fahr says the company began the AI lab seven years ago when deep learning took off. Two of the team’s AI algorithms, PrimateAI-3D and SpliceAI, published in Cell and Nature Genetics, were among the first examples of deep learning algorithms in genomics to become widely used by clinical labs and researchers in interpreting variants of unknown significance.   We take a close look at Illumina’s work in AI and delve into the long-term impact of AI on genomics. 

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How Do You Train Genomics AI? On Natural Selection Itself, Says VP of Illumina’s AI Lab, Kyle Farh

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Today, we continue our look into the gap in the adoption of precision medicine. Why are those who need it not getting genetic testing? Patrick Short is the Host of The Genetics Podcast and CEO and Co-founder of Sano Genetics.

The Pre-Symptomatic Space with Patrick Short, Sano Genetics

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Through its Center for Personalized Medicine, the University of Colorado Health offers its 2.2 million patients some of the country's most advanced precision medicine initiatives.

Systemwide Implementation of Precision Medicine at UCHealth with David Kao

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A  new spatial biology company is promising to shake up the field. Last month, Curio Bioscience launched a new technology to early access customers that provides transcriptomic spatial data without the need to b…

Is this New Tech a Game Changer for Spatial Biology?

John Cumbers is back on the show to preview the annual SynBioBeta, the leading global conference for the synthetic biology crowd. This year’s show includes 18 tracks on AI, space, longevity, and DNA synthesis. Speakers will include Stephen Wolfram and Stephen Quake, who will discuss large language models and biology. While 2024 saw a total investment of over $6 billion (not as high as the pandemic year of 2021), John says the new technologies and startups keep coming. "We’re seeing just a ton of new entrepreneurs coming out of graduate and undergraduate programs and starting companies.” John is the founder and CEO of SynBioBeta which takes place May 6-9th in the San Jose Convention Center. 

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Converting Digital to Biological: John Gill, Telesis Bio

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