New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven gene sequencing, undertaken by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in Govt of India, promises to power India's transition toward personalised medical prescriptions and predictive medicine, Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh said, asserting that some of the country's most substantive AI applications are currently unfolding in genomics.

In the backdrop of the ongoing AI Impact Summit, the Minister emphasised that large-scale genome sequencing initiatives supported by DBT are already AI-enabled, and future medical prescriptions will increasingly be based on individual genetic profiles analysed through AI-facilitated platforms.

"Our gene sequencing work is A...