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AI Reveals Nearly One Million Potential Antibiotics to Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs
Researchers identify over 800,000 antimicrobial peptides using AI.
Credit: Zoë van Dijk / Quanta Magazine.Researchers have discovered nearly one million potential antibiotic compounds hidden within the vast genetic data of microbes, a breakthrough that could revolutionize the fight against superbugs. This shows just how much potential there is in unexplored biological information like microbial data,” co-author Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez of the University of Pennsylvania told ZME Science. So, to validate these findings, the researchers synthesized 100 peptides and tested them against 11 medically significant bacterial strains in the lab, including antibiotic-resistant varieties like E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
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