BioTechniques

Researchers are using artificial intelligence to reconstruct roughly 700 million years of cellular evolution, according to BioTechniques. The work suggests AI can help biologists untangle how cells changed and diversified across deep evolutionary time. Details of the study, the team behind it, and its specific findings have not been widely reported, so the scope and significance of the advance remain unclear pending fuller coverage of the research.

BioTechniques takes a closer look at MFASS, a framework that runs three different splice-variant ranking methods and examines how their top-100 outputs compare. The piece explores what each ranker prioritises and how their results differ when predicting which splice variants matter most. It is part of the outlet's 'Peek behind the paper' series, in which researchers explain the reasoning and decisions behind recently published work.

BioTechniques has published its roundup of biotechnology developments for the end of the third quarter of 2026. The update collects recent news from the sector, covering research tools, laboratory techniques and industry developments. The publication offers a periodic snapshot for scientists and industry watchers tracking where the field stands heading into the final quarter of the year.