{"title":"Foundation models for bioinformatics","authors":"Ziyu Chen, Lin Wei, Ge Gao","doi":"10.1002/qub2.69","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Transformer‐based foundation models such as ChatGPTs have revolutionized our daily life and affected many fields including bioinformatics. In this perspective, we first discuss about the direct application of textual foundation models on bioinformatics tasks, focusing on how to make the most out of canonical large language models and mitigate their inherent flaws. Meanwhile, we go through the transformer‐based, bioinformatics‐tailored foundation models for both sequence and non‐sequence data. In particular, we envision the further development directions as well as challenges for bioinformatics foundation models.","PeriodicalId":45660,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Quantitative Biology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qub2.69","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Transformer‐based foundation models such as ChatGPTs have revolutionized our daily life and affected many fields including bioinformatics. In this perspective, we first discuss about the direct application of textual foundation models on bioinformatics tasks, focusing on how to make the most out of canonical large language models and mitigate their inherent flaws. Meanwhile, we go through the transformer‐based, bioinformatics‐tailored foundation models for both sequence and non‐sequence data. In particular, we envision the further development directions as well as challenges for bioinformatics foundation models.
期刊介绍:
Quantitative Biology is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on original research that uses quantitative approaches and technologies to analyze and integrate biological systems, construct and model engineered life systems, and gain a deeper understanding of the life sciences. It aims to provide a platform for not only the analysis but also the integration and construction of biological systems. It is a quarterly journal seeking to provide an inter- and multi-disciplinary forum for a broad blend of peer-reviewed academic papers in order to promote rapid communication and exchange between scientists in the East and the West. The content of Quantitative Biology will mainly focus on the two broad and related areas: ·bioinformatics and computational biology, which focuses on dealing with information technologies and computational methodologies that can efficiently and accurately manipulate –omics data and transform molecular information into biological knowledge. ·systems and synthetic biology, which focuses on complex interactions in biological systems and the emergent functional properties, and on the design and construction of new biological functions and systems. Its goal is to reflect the significant advances made in quantitatively investigating and modeling both natural and engineered life systems at the molecular and higher levels. The journal particularly encourages original papers that link novel theory with cutting-edge experiments, especially in the newly emerging and multi-disciplinary areas of research. The journal also welcomes high-quality reviews and perspective articles.