# MIT’s IRIS model uses AI to reconstruct cells’ signaling histories

> MIT’s IRIS model uses AI to reconstruct cells’ signaling histories. Researchers at MIT and the Whitehead Institute reported IRIS, a neural-network model that infers active cell-signaling pathways from gene-activity patterns.

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Trained on data from human embryonic stem cells, the model was also tested on differentiating cells in mouse embryos. The work focuses on inferring biological signaling histories from gene expression; mouse experiments do not establish human clinical validation.

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| 2026-09-08 | MIT’s IRIS model uses AI to reconstruct cells’ signaling histories | MIT’s IRIS model uses AI to reconstruct cells’ signaling histories. Researchers at MIT and the Whitehead Institute reported IRIS, a neural-network model that infers active cell-signaling pathways from gene-activity patterns. | occurred |

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- [MIT News](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-model-decodes-language-cells-use-communicate-1015>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-15)

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