#23 - How AI Understands Your DNA — with Prof Ewan Birney, Non-Executive Director at Genomics England (AIBIO-UK Mini-Series)

In this special episode, hosts Kieren and Riku welcome Professor Ewan Birney, a pioneer of the Human Genome Project, to explore how AI helps us understand our DNA. They unpack the ‘code of life’, from the initial monumental effort to sequence the human genome to the dramatic reduction in sequencing costs and the subsequent explosion of genomic data. Discover how AI and machine-learning tools are now essential for annotating genes, deciphering complex regulation, and reshaping biology and medicine. The conversation also examines the ethical stakes of AI in genomics, including privacy, data bias, and the implications for applications such as embryo selection. This episode is the second in our AIBIO-UK mini-series.Birds for Scale, Smarties is licensed under CC BY-SA.Local Forecast – Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC BY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.