AI designs antibiotics for superbugs

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AI has designed two novel antibiotics capable of killing drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA bacteria. These AI-designed compounds were created atom-by-atom and demonstrated effectiveness in laboratory and animal tests against these dangerous superbugs. This breakthrough, from MIT, could herald a new era in antibiotic discovery, though years of refinement and clinical trials are still needed before human use.


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