AI tool compares 125 cell types across 700 million years of evolution

Researchers developed an AI tool called Unify to compare cell types across species separated by evolutionary time. The system groups genes by functional roles rather than direct sequence matches. This helps biologists identify which animal study results are relevant to human health.

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