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JEPA-DNA framework boosts genomic foundation models with latent semantic grounding

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Researchers have developed JEPA-DNA, a new framework for training genomic foundation models. This approach integrates Joint-Embedding Predictive Architectures (JEPA) with existing generative objectives to improve how these models learn biological sequences. By focusing on predicting functional representations in a latent space, JEPA-DNA enhances semantic understanding beyond simple token reconstruction. The framework has demonstrated state-of-the-art performance across 17 genomic benchmark tasks, showing consistent gains in both linear probing and zero-shot evaluations. AI

IMPACT Enhances semantic understanding in genomic models, potentially improving drug discovery and biological research.

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JEPA-DNA framework boosts genomic foundation models with latent semantic grounding

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Ariel Larey, Elay Dahan, Amit Bleiweiss, Raizy Kellerman, Guy Leib, Omri Nayshool, Dan Ofer, Tal Zinger, Dan Dominissini, Gideon Rechavi, Nicole Bussola, Simon Lee, Shane O'Connell, Dung Hoang, Marissa Wirth, Alexander W. Charney, Nati Daniel, Yoli Shavit ·

    JEPA-DNA: Grounding Genomic Foundation Models through Joint-Embedding Predictive Architectures

    arXiv:2602.17162v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Genomic Foundation Models (GFMs) typically rely on Masked Language Modeling (MLM) or Next-Token Prediction (NTP) to learn the "Laws of Nature". While effective at capturing local syntax, these generative paradigms prioritize tok…

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