Illuminating the Virosphere's Dark Matter using Hierarchical Deep Learning
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DeepVirus identifies and classifies viral dark matter in metagenomic data using a hierarchical transformer framework, revealing novel viral lineages and expanding known RNA virus diversity.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics