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Apr 29, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How a Nobel‑Lab‑Born Team Uses a World Model to Break Modal Islands in AI‑Driven Molecular Design

The article examines ODesign, a full‑modal generative framework from a team emerging from David Baker’s Nobel‑winning lab, which unifies protein, DNA, RNA, small‑molecule and ion representations to enable cross‑modal learning, dramatically improve design throughput, and achieve nanomolar‑picomolar affinities in wet‑lab validation.