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fargone

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4. The fault lies with the author of the linked article

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 12:07 AM

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He was a programmer and engineer and he writes about AI and technology. He describes in some
detail the computer issues involved in trying to solve the RNA folding problem. He also exhibits real ignorance of basic biology. It could be a significant advancement but all the computer power in the world could not solve how an RNA folds into a protein because it never happens.

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IBM and Moderna have simulated the longest mRNA pattern without AI -- they used a quantum computer instead [View all] BootinUp Thursday OP

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This is rife with a huge error fargone Thursday #2

Sounds like a mountain mole hill thing in an attempt to overlook BootinUp Thursday #3

The fault lies with the author of the linked article fargone Friday #4

you thought you caught IBM and Moderna BootinUp Friday #5

That is silly and makes no sense. I never mentioned IBM or Moderna fargone Friday #6