Mark Zuckerberg’s Biohub gets millions from Google, US govt to build virtual cells

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's nonprofit Biohub has secured fresh funding from Google DeepMind, Meta, Isomorphic Labs and the US government to build a "virtual cell", an AI model that predicts how human cells respond to disease and treatment.

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  • Reported by Times of India and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:17:40 UTC.

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