When Artificial Intelligence Meets Genomics- Analytics India Magazine

AI in healthcare is already making waves with reports suggesting that artificial intelligence systems will generate $6.7 billion in revenue from the global healthcare industry. One particular area in healthcare that has significantly evolved is genomics. Comprising of areas such as gene sequencing and gene editing, this space is largely being explored in areas such as agriculture, animal husbandry and personalised medicine, among others. While researchers have been sequencing the gene and analysing DNA for a long time now, they face challenges such as the huge size of the genome, identifying regulatory elements, predicting gene function, high costs or technology limitations. Apart from that, the amount of data around genes and genomes in itself is humongous which is further added upon by the vast amount of patient data. Researchers have now been using machine learning in gene synthesis, understanding the genetic makeup of an organism, building precision and personalised medicines, and more.