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Artificial Intelligence Identifies Potential New Antibiotics

Brian Owens · February 21, 2020 ·

Machine learning turbocharges the process of identifying molecules to test for bacteria-attacking properties.

Many dangerous bacteria are evolving resistance to our existing antibiotics faster than we can develop new ones. But now researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the search for new drugs — and found a promising one on their first try. Read more in Inside Science.

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