The principle of uncertainty in biology: Will machine learning/artificial intelligence lead to the end of mechanistic studies?

Published in: PLoS biology (2024)

Molecular Biology has long tried to discover mechanisms, considering that unless we understand the principles, we cannot develop applications. Now machine learning and artificial intelligence enable direct leaps to application without understanding the principles. Will this herald a decline in mechanistic studies?

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