Silicon exaptation discovers antimicrobial peptides
Gabriela Wojtan, Noora Ahonen, Burcu Firatligil Yildirir, Sofia Julin, Mirabela Babin, Timo Laakko, Christian Ganser, Feng-Yueh Chan, Arola Suvi, Nonappa Nonappa, Christopher Jonkergouw, Ali Miserez, Takayuki Uchihashi, Piotr Batys, Pezhman Mohammadi
The paper uses machine learning to discover antimicrobial peptides through an unintended functional property revealed by the algorithm.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology