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@article{Costa:2026:10.1016/j.molcel.2026.07.002,
author = {Costa, TRD and Penadés, JR},
doi = {10.1016/j.molcel.2026.07.002},
journal = {Molecular Cell},
title = {Escaping our own biases: AI, scientific reasoning, and discovery in molecular biology},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2026.07.002},
year = {2026}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Artificial intelligence may transform molecular biology not by always providing the correct answer, but by exploring mechanistic possibilities unconstrained by the assumptions that shape expert thinking. Its greatest contribution may be exposing the intellectual blind spots of scientists, while experimental validation remains the ultimate arbiter of truth.
AU - Costa,TRD
AU - Penadés,JR
DO - 10.1016/j.molcel.2026.07.002
PY - 2026///
SN - 1097-2765
TI - Escaping our own biases: AI, scientific reasoning, and discovery in molecular biology
T2 - Molecular Cell
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2026.07.002
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2026.07.002
ER -
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