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Discover the latest AI breakthroughs in biotech, pharmaceuticals, and more As we speak, the worlds of artificial intelligence and biotechnology are colliding. And as our new technological capabilities accelerate the pace of biological discovery and disrupt the pharmaceutical industry, powerful and exciting new medicines are reaching the marketplace. In Silico Dreams explores the causes, consequences, and future potential of this unpredictable synthesis of tech and medicine. After exploring the paradigm shift that transformed biology from a largely experimental field to one that focused on data science methods, the author moves on to the foundational breakthroughs in AI and deep learning that enabled the application of those technologies to medicine and healthcare. You'll also learn about why technology companies entered the healthcare field and find out how the early pioneering work of tech giants and biotech startups in AI led to significant developments in healthcare, clinical diagnostics, and drug discovery. The author discusses how the continuing collaboration between AI and biotechnology will drive the development of new approaches and products that help humans understand and treat disease. And, finally, you'll learn what implications this rapid evolution in medicine has for societies and cultures writ large. Explore the paradigm shift in biology from experiments to data science Discover fundamental breakthroughs in AI and deep learning Understand precision medicines and how they're created Learn why the tech sector has set its sights on healthcare Examine the potential of gene editing and cell reprogramming Find out how AI is currently being deployed in healthcare