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gLM

Genomic language model trained on metagenomic contigs that learns gene context to predict protein co-regulation and function.

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CategoryMicrobiome & metagenomics
GitHuby-hwang/gLM
First public2023-04-07 (source)
Paperhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46947-9 · Nature Communications (2024)
LicenseHarvard academic non-commercial
PricingOpen source (non-commercial)
Tags#language-model#metagenomics#gene-function
Last checked2026-10-16

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InputMetagenomic contigs (protein embeddings)
TaskGene-context modelling, function prediction
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GitHub stars93
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