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BBERT uses artificial intelligence to identify hidden bacteria in soil
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and partner institutions have developed an artificial intelligence tool called BBERT to identify unknown bacterial DNA fragments directly from environmental soil samples. The software, detailed in a study published in Nucleic Acids Research, borrows mechanisms from language processing to evaluate genetic material without needing exact matches in reference catalogs. The invention allows laboratories to reconstruct microbial genomes in less than half the usual time using conventional personal computers.
Letizia Giugliano
