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NIH Funding Cuts Label Foundational HMMER Work as Valueless to Taxpayers

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Anshul Kundaje#1675@ANSHULKUNDAJEOPLior PachterLior Pachter@LPACHTER

Sean Eddy developed profile HMMs in the 1990s, ultimately leading to his HMMER project, which includes JackHMMER that AlphaFold relies on. Apparently his work has been determined to be "of absolutely no value to the US taxpayer". Obviously that's not true. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5828768/science-funding-cuts-nih-trump-administration

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QUOTE POSTAnshul Kundaje#1675Anshul Kundaje@ANSHULKUNDAJE

Paging all those folks who are "worried" about US biotech.

Lior PachterLior Pachter@lpachter

Sean Eddy developed profile HMMs in the 1990s, ultimately leading to his HMMER project, which includes JackHMMER that AlphaFold relies on. Apparently his work has been determined to be "of absolutely no value to the US taxpayer". Obviously that's not true. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5828768/science-funding-cuts-nih-trump-administration

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