Ground Truths Podcast With Eric Topol: AI-Powered Virtual Cells Are ‘The Holy Grail of Biology’

AI is going to provide the ability to make a transformative computational tool for biology. Right now, cell biology is 90% experimental and 10% computational … and AI can invert that ratio,” shared Steve Quake, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s head of science.

In the “Ground Truths” podcast, cardiologist, scientist and author Eric Topol spoke with Quake and Charlotte Bunne, assistant professor at Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne, about a shared vision for building AI-powered virtual cells — a challenge they describe as the “holy grail” of biology. Their conversation was built on a perspective piece in Cell outlining a roadmap for constructing virtual cell models that can simulate and predict cell behavior. They also discussed CZI’s role in leading development of AI virtual cell models that accelerate science and will become the catalyst for curing, preventing and managing all diseases.

Watch or listen to the full discussion.

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