A CRE.AI.TIVE application of AI: Engineering a more resilient global food supply
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Phytoform Labs harnessed its AI-powered CRE.AI.TIVE platform to develop climate-resilient crops, with a focus on drought-tolerant tomatoes. By rapidly exploring millions of potential sequence edits, the platform identified 2,000 high-potential candidates for wet-lab validation.
To overcome the challenge of synthesizing complex, AT-rich sequences with homopolymers, the team partnered with Twist Bioscience. Twist’s high-fidelity oligos ensured accurate transfer of AI-designed sequences to the lab, enabling efficient MPRA screening in tomato protoplasts.
This AI-guided workflow validated predictions while streamlining experiments—reducing waste, saving resources, and ensuring only the most promising variants progressed to in vivo testing.
Case Study Highlights
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AI-driven design of millions of sequence variants
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Efficient identification of high-impact edits, conserving time and resources
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Ensuring fidelity of AI-generated oligos for complex plant sequences
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Insights on impact and future directions

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