Category: superbugs

AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria

Post author By Randall
Post date February 22, 2020
Categories In Ai, antibiotic, antibiotics, Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, gear, health, machine learning, medicine, mit, Science, superbug, superbugs, Tech

[ad_1] The team succeeded by developing a system that can find molecular structures with desired traits (say, killing bacteria) more effectively than past systems. Unlike previous methods, the neural networks learn representations of molecules automatically, mapping them into continuous vectors that help predict their behavior. Once ready, the researchers trained their AI on 2,500 molecules […]

Gene-modified viruses rescue patient from drug-resistant ‘superbug’

Post author By Randall
Post date May 12, 2019
Categories In antibiotics, bacteria, bacteriophage, dna, gear, gene modification, genetic engineering, genetic modification, genetics, health, medicine, phage, Science, superbug, superbugs, Tech, tomorrow, virus

[ad_1] The team found three bacteriophages that could be useful (including one from a rotting eggplant) and modified them to maximize their ability to target and wipe out the bacteria strain. Once this was ready, they gave the teen twice-daily infusions as well as surface treatments on the skin lesions resulting from the infection. The […]