‘This is a fundamental shift in how we prepare for pandemics’: Researchers used AI and known genetic codes to develop a ‘fundamentally new’ vaccine that ‘could help speed up the roll out vaccines to benefit people all over the world’

A close up image of a pipet depositing a solution into a row of test tubes.

• Researchers analyzed antigens from a family of viruses to create a "super-antigen"
• The new development method could help quickly create safe new vaccines for pandemics
• AI vaccines could be developed to combat Ebola, seasonal flu viruses, and bird flu

In a world-first, researchers at the University of Cambridge have used artificial intelligence to develop a new vaccine.