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Perfecting antibodies with language models

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A general-purpose protein language model rapidly improves antibody properties.

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Fig. 1: Directed evolution with language models.

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    Carlos Outeiral & Charlotte M. Deane

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Outeiral, C., Deane, C.M. Perfecting antibodies with language models. Nat Biotechnol 42, 185–186 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01991-6

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