A new artificial intelligence algorithm can create full human genomes. Find out why scientists aren't sure how useful this genetic code is.

FADEL: COVID's genetic code has been fed into a computer and interpreted as music. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The person behind this is Mark Temple, a microbiologist in Sydney, Australia.

Rather than just trying to re-create an approximation of the mind in software, they’ve turned to a different problem: Can you use an algorithm to generate genetic code for people that have never ...

This research roundup explores the role of sugar molecules in brain degeneration, a machine learning algorithm to detect diseases and a generative AI tool that can generate original genetic code.