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Can we use machine learning to fill in probable missing DNA pieces? (instead of like, frog DNA like in Jurassic Park)
by vmception 6y ago
Can we use machine learning to fill in probable missing DNA pieces?
(instead of like, frog DNA like in Jurassic Park)
- CGamesPlay 6y agoYou’d probably train that ML model on complete strands of DNA (including, say, frog DNA).
- shakna 6y agoIt is extremely unlikely that there is any DNA left to extract. DNA's half life is a little more than 500 years. [0] Any reference to DNA fragments from millions of years ago should be held with a lot of scepticism. We're unlikely to ever see a Jurassic Park style approach. [0] https://www.nature.com/news/dna-has-a-521-year-half-life-1.11555 https://www.nature.com/news/dna-has-a-521-year-half-life-1.1...
- holoduke 6y agoFossils of DNA itself could theoretically be possible.