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AI-powered aptamer generation

Nature Computational Science volume 2, pages 356–357 (2022)Cite this article

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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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Fig. 1: Schematic view of RaptGen.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Majid Khabbazian

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    Hosna Jabbari

  3. Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    Hosna Jabbari

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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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