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New glowing molecule, invented by AI, would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature, scientists say

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AI model creates code for a previously unknown type of green fluorescent protein.

The protein, named esmGFP , only exists as computer code, but contains the blueprint for a new type of protein.

In nature, green fluorescent proteins give fluorescent jellyfish and corals their glow.

The code is only 58% similar to the closest known fluorescent protein, which is human-modified.