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Abstract funnel narrowing from a wide top to a narrow bottom, representing the genome design pipeline from roughly 300 synthesized candidate genomes to 16 viable phages, with 16 viable phages highlighted

Genome language models design living phages from scratch

Genome language models generate functional bacteriophage genomes end to end. Stanford and Arc Institute produced 16 viable phages that kill antibiotic-resistant E. coli.

Lars Cornelissen · Aug 9, 2026