New antibiotics AI breakthrough InnovateForge · Follow 2 min read · Just now Just now -- ShareA team of researchers at the laboratory of James Collins of the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University has made a significant breakthrough in the field of antibiotic discovery using artificial intelligence (AI). They used a type of AI known as deep learning to screen millions of compounds for antibiotic activity[1][2]. This breakthrough is part of an emerging area of research that aims to use AI for antibiotic discovery and design[1][3]. The use of AI dramatically cuts the time it takes to sort through thousands of promising compounds, accelerating the drug discovery process[11]. Despite these necessary steps, the discovery of a new class of antibiotics using AI is a significant advancement in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2023 14:55 UTC