The possible vs. the actual: can #GenerativeBiology reveal fundamental design principles of complex life?

@philipcball closes #GenBio25 with a magnificent synthesis of the past two days of discussions, and guides us towards an agenda for the future of the field.

It has been a stimulating, fun, concept-driven workshop. Thanks to the Royal Society and to my co-organisers Jake Cornwall Scoones & Dirk Betzlinger.

The biologist's view of how flight works. Courtesy of Rory Maizels. #GenerativeBiology
Johannes Hartmann of UCL summarizes the central problem in cell & developmental biology - very nice! #GenerativeBiology

🤖 How can artificial intelligence help us outsmart rapidly evolving viruses like H5N1?

🔗 AI-based antibody design targeting recent H5N1 avian influenza strains. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.06.026

📚 CSBJ: https://www.csbj.org/

#H5N1 #AIforHealth #AntibodyDesign #Biotech #ComputationalBiology #Influenza #AI4Biotech #GenerativeBiology #PandemicPrep #SyntheticBiology #ProteinEngineering #ComputationalBiology #DrugDiscovery