{"id":85736,"date":"2026-04-28T11:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/eli-lilly-enlists-ai-startup-for-next-generation-gene-editors\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:38:34","slug":"eli-lilly-enlists-ai-startup-for-next-generation-gene-editors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/eli-lilly-enlists-ai-startup-for-next-generation-gene-editors\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Lilly enlists AI startup for next-generation gene editors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Eli Lilly struck a deal Tuesday to develop new forms of gene editors potentially capable of inserting entire genes into patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration, with artificial intelligence-focused biotech Profluent, is sparse on details, including the number of programs the two companies would work on, the types of diseases they\u2019ll pursue, or how much Lilly was paying upfront. 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