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AI to find potentially millions of new antibiotics in the global microbiome.
This is significant because finding antibiotics traditionally is slow and difficult.
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing concern as it causes millions of deaths every year.
Researchers looked for DNA snippets with antimicrobial activity from genomes and meta-genomes stored in public databases.
They were able to synthesize and test 100 molecules, 79% of which could kill bacteria.
Study data and code are available for anyone to use for further research.
This study successfully combined AI and human expertise to make a breakthrough.
Experts noted that AI is a great tool for scientific research but shouldn’t replace human thinking.
Research led by César de la Fuente from University of Pennsylvania, published in the journal Cell.
