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ReviewBriefings in bioinformatics2025

Advancing genetic engineering with active learning: theory, implementations and potential opportunities.

Qixiu Du, Haochen Wang, Benben Jiang, Xiaowo Wang

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Review in Briefings in bioinformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Descent from a common ancestor restricts exploration of protein sequence space.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Qixiu DuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, No. 1 Qinghuayuan Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China.
Haochen WangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, No. 1 Qinghuayuan Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China.
Benben JiangDepartment of Automation, Tsinghua University, No. 1 Qinghuayuan Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China.
Xiaowo WangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, No. 1 Qinghuayuan Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China.

Funding

Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation Z230015National Natural Science Foundation of China 62225307National Natural Science Foundation of China T2495270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Employing machine learning (ML) models to accelerate experimentation and uncover biological mechanisms has been a rising tendency in genetic engineering. However, effectively collecting data to enhance model accuracy and improve design remains challenging, especially when data quality is poor and validation resources are limited. Active learning (AL) addresses this by iteratively identifying promising candidates, thereby reducing experimental efforts while improving model performance. This review highlights how AL can assist scientists throughout the design-build-test-learn cycle, explore its various practical implementations, and discuss its potential through the integration of cross-domain expertise. In the age of genetic engineering revolutionized by data-driven ML models, AL presents an iterative framework that significantly enhances the functionalities of biomolecules and uncovers their intrinsic mechanisms, all while minimizing expenses and efforts.

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Genetic EngineeringMachine LearningProblem-Based LearningHumansacquisition functionbiological fitness landscapegenetic engineeringmachine learninguncertainty

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PMID40627682
PMCPMC12236445

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