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Marta Iraola Iribarren

Scientists create first AI-designed viruses to fight drug-resistant superbugs

Scientists are using a new form of generative artificial intelligence to design specialised viruses that can hunt and kill harmful bacteria. This breakthrough could lead to a new generation of antibiotics designed to defeat drug-resistant "superbugs".

Using the AI model Evo 2, which can create new DNA, scientists at Stanford University created a series of viruses known as bacteriophages – microorganisms able to kill bacteria.

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