Summary
Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to create two new antibiotics that could fight drug-resistant bacteria like gonorrhoea and MRSA. While these antibiotics have shown promise in early tests, they still need further development and clinical trials before being used in healthcare.
Key Facts
- AI developed two potential antibiotics to combat drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA.
- The AI designed these antibiotics by constructing them atom-by-atom.
- Tests in laboratories and on animals showed these drugs could kill the bacteria.
- The drugs need several more years of development and trials before use in humans.
- Antibiotic resistance currently causes over a million deaths annually due to less effective treatments.
- MIT researchers believe AI could significantly improve future antibiotic discovery.
- The study involved the AI analyzing 36 million compounds to find effective treatments.
- Two different AI strategies were used to design the new antibiotics.
