Google AI Releases DeepPolisher: A New Deep Learning Tool that Improves the Accuracy of Genome Assemblies by Precisely Correcting Base-Level Errors

Google AI Releases DeepPolisher: A New Deep Learning Tool that Improves the Accuracy of Genome Assemblies by Precisely Correcting Base-Level Errors

Google AI, in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, has introduced DeepPolisher, a cutting-edge deep learning tool designed to substantially improve the accuracy of genome assemblies by correcting base-level errors. Its notable efficacy was recently demonstrated in advancing the Human Pangenome Reference, a major milestone in genomics research. The Challenge of Accurate Genome Assembly A reference genome is an essential founda…