AlphaEvolve: How our Gemini-powered coding agent is scaling impact across fields

In genomics, AlphaEvolve was used to improve DeepConsensus—a model developed by Google Research for correcting DNA sequencing errors— achieving a 30% reduction in variant detection errors. These improvements are helping scientists at PacBio analyze genetic data more accurately and at a lower...

In genomics, AlphaEvolve was used to improve DeepConsensus—a model developed by Google Research for correcting DNA sequencing errors— achieving a 30% reduction in variant detection errors. These improvements are helping scientists at PacBio analyze genetic data more accurately and at a lower cost.“The solution the Google team discovered using AlphaEvolve unlocks meaningfully higher accuracy rates for our sequencing instruments. For researchers, this higher-quality data might enable the discovery of previously hidden disease causing mutations.” — Aaron Wenger, Senior Director at PacBio

Source: DeepMind — Published May 6, 2026 at 10:43 UTC — Category: Research