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Indian Researchers Build AI Tool to Trace Cancer Causes

A team from Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology and other Indian institutes created MutAIverse, a generative artificial intelligence platform that analyses Deoxyribonucleic Acid damage to suggest possible environmental exposures.

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Developed by researchers from Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

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Tested on patients from Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati.

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The system analyses mass spectrometry data to detect DNA adducts.

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It provides a list of possible chemicals, a confidence score, and the structure of the damaged DNA.

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The platform is a research aid, not a clinical diagnostic test.

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Summary

In a trial with 27 head and neck cancer patients who chewed smokeless tobacco, the system identified chemical footprints linked to the DNA damage.

MutAIverse enlarged the database of DNA adducts to over three hundred thousand and uses a back‑tracking algorithm called AdductLinker to connect damage with specific genotoxins.

Scientists caution that finding a DNA adduct does not prove it caused the cancer; further clinical and epidemiological evidence is required before the tool can be used for diagnosis.

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New Words to Learn

9 words
generative artificial intelligence
a type of computer program that can produce new content after learning from large amounts of data
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
the long molecule that contains the genetic blueprint for all living organisms
DNA adduct
a small piece of a harmful chemical that becomes attached to Deoxyribonucleic Acid, potentially leading to damage
mutations
alterations in the genetic letters of Deoxyribonucleic Acid that can affect cell function
mass spectrometry
a laboratory method that breaks a sample into tiny pieces to identify its chemical makeup
genotoxin
a substance that can cause changes or damage to Deoxyribonucleic Acid
carcinogen
a substance that can lead to the development of cancer
epidemiological
relating to the study of how diseases affect groups of people
genomic instability
a condition where the genetic material of cells becomes more prone to changes and errors
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