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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Autonomous Self-Evolving Research on Biomedical Data: The DREAM Paradigm.

Luojia Deng, Yijie Wu, Yongyong Ren, Hui Lu

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biomechanics-Driven 3D Architecture Inference from Histology Using CellSqueeze3D.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Autonomous Self-Evolving Research on Biomedical Data: The DREAM Paradigm.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Luojia DengDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Yijie WuDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Yongyong RenSJTU-Yale Joint Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, Technical Center for Digital Medicine, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Hui LuDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.

Funding

Neil Shen's SJTU Medical Research FundScience and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 23JS1400700Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 24JS2840200Science and Technology Innovation Key R&D Program of Chongqing CSTB2024TIAD-STX0006SJTU Transmed Awards Research (STAR) 20210106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In contemporary biomedical research, the efficiency of data-driven methodologies is constrained by large data volumes, the complexity of tool selection, and limited human resources. To address these challenges, a Data-dRiven self-Evolving Autonomous systeM (DREAM) is developed as the first fully autonomous biomedical research system capable of independently conducting scientific investigations without human intervention. DREAM autonomously formulates and evolves scientific questions, configures computational environments, and performs result evaluation and validation. Unlike existing semi-autonomous systems, DREAM operates without manual intervention and is validated in real-world biomedical scenarios. It exceeds the average performance of top scientists in question generation, achieves a higher success rate in environment configuration than experienced human researchers, and uncovers novel scientific findings. In the context of the Framingham Heart Study, it demonstrated an efficiency that is over 10 000 times greater than that of average scientists. As a fully autonomous, self-evolving system, DREAM offers a robust and efficient solution for accelerating biomedical discovery and advancing other data-driven scientific disciplines.

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Artificial IntelligenceBiomedical ResearchHumansautonomous researchbiomedicaldata‐drivenlarge language models

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PMID40344513
PMCPMC12165099

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