# Google’s AlphaGenome 2 zooms in on the cellular roots of disease

Source: [AI | The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1031524/google-deepmind-alphagenome-2-genetic-ai-model) · 2026-11-11 · AI
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/google-s-alphagenome-2-zooms-in-on-the-cellular-roots-of-disease-a86af765ffafecba
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Google DeepMind unveiled AlphaGenome 2, an AI model that predicts how DNA sequences and variations affect specific human cell types and disease.
- According to Techmeme's summary of The Verge's report, the model was trained on more than 100 million cell profiles across 68 tissues.
- The model is launched for non-commercial research use.

## Why it matters

Researchers studying genetic disease can use the model to estimate how mutations change activity in different cell types, but access is limited to non-commercial research.

## Versions

- AlphaGenome 2

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11: Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome 2 for predicting DNA impacts on cells

## Coverage

- [Google DeepMind launches AlphaGenome 2, trained on 100M+ cell profiles across 68 tissues to predict genetic mutation effects, for non-commercial research (Robert Hart/The Verge)](https://www.techmeme.com/261111/p32#a261111p32) — Techmeme, 2026-11-11
- [AlphaGenome 2: Deciphering how cells read DNA to better understand disease](https://deepmind.google/blog/alphagenome-2-deciphering-how-cells-read-dna-to-better-understand-disease/) — Google DeepMind News, 2026-11-11
- [Google’s AlphaGenome 2 zooms in on the cellular roots of disease](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1031524/google-deepmind-alphagenome-2-genetic-ai-model) — AI | The Verge, 2026-11-11

Tags: genomics, ai-models, dna, deepmind, disease-research

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