Microsoft Research introduces Quine for biology research

Microsoft Research has introduced Quine, an early-stage research system aimed at building a multimodal world model of biology. The effort is based on the premise that biological systems do not operate in isolation, and that AI tools for biology should reflect connections across scales and modalities.

Quine is designed to help scientists computationally explore a much larger research space than intuition alone can support. By linking insights across different biological contexts, the system can help researchers prioritize hypotheses before they move into the lab. Experimental results then provide feedback that can sharpen future research directions.