Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic

Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world’s most problematic disease-causing bacteria, including some strains that are resistant to all known antibiotics. It also cleared infections in two different mouse models.

Source : http://news.mit.edu/2020/artificial-intelligence-identifies-new-antibiotic-0220

Date : February 20, 2020 at 05:39PM

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