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Diffusion models in bioinformatics and computational biology.

Zhiye Guo^1,2, Jian Liu^1,2, Yanli Wang^1,2

¹Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.

Nature Reviews Bioengineering

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Denoising diffusion models, a type of generative AI, are revolutionizing bioinformatics. This review covers their frameworks, applications in areas like protein and drug design, and future potential.

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Area of Science:

Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Denoising diffusion models are advanced generative AI techniques.
These models have broad applications across computer vision, NLP, and bioinformatics.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the core concepts and theoretical underpinnings of three diffusion modeling frameworks.
To explore the diverse applications of diffusion models in bioinformatics and computational biology.
To highlight available open-source tools and discuss future directions.

Main Methods:

Introduction to denoising diffusion probabilistic models.
Explanation of noise-conditioned scoring networks.
Overview of score stochastic differential equations.

Main Results:

Diffusion models show significant promise in protein design and generation.
Applications extend to drug and small-molecule design.
Effective use in protein-ligand interaction modeling and cryo-electron microscopy image analysis.
Utility in single-cell data analysis.

Conclusions:

Diffusion models offer powerful new approaches for biological data analysis and generation.
Open-source tools are accelerating adoption and research in the field.
Future applications in bioinformatics are vast and transformative.