--- title: New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs description: MIT researchers developed an AI model using large language models to optimize codon sequences for protein production in industrial yeast. The model analyzes... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-ai-model-could-cut-the-costs-of-developing-protein-drugs-9vcfez1es twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs | daily.dev og:description: MIT researchers developed an AI model using large language models to optimize codon sequences for protein production in industrial yeast. The model analyzes... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-ai-model-could-cut-the-costs-of-developing-protein-drugs-9vcfez1es og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9Vcfez1Es.png og:image:alt: New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs **[MIT News](https://daily.dev/sources/mit)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MIT researchers developed an AI model using large language models to optimize codon sequences for protein production in industrial yeast. The model analyzes DNA patterns in Komagataella phaffii and predicts optimal codon arrangements, outperforming commercial tools in producing six different proteins including human growth hormone and cancer-treating antibodies. This approach could reduce the 15-20% development costs associated with bringing new biologic drugs to market by making the protein engineering process more predictable and efficient. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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