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Google DeepMind Blog·Sep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM

AlphaGenome Atlas: A Predictive Map of 9 Billion Human DNA Variants

Original title:AlphaGenome Atlas: A predictive map of every possible DNA letter change in the human genome

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Google DeepMind has unveiled AlphaGenome Atlas, a predictive resource mapping the molecular consequences of 9 billion single-letter DNA substitutions across the entire human genome. Rather than relying solely on sporadic clinical observations or isolated assays, the atlas models every potential base permutation at scale, offering geneticists a systematic reference to inspect variant functions and non-coding genome regulation.

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Following AlphaFold and AlphaMissense, this project represents DeepMind's expansion toward systematically mapping functional consequences across the entire human genome at single-base resolution.

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AlphaGenomeGoogle DeepMindGenomicsAI for ScienceComputational BiologyVariant Effect

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