Computer-generated antibiotics, biosensor Band-Aids, and the quest to beat antibiotic resistance

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Dec 3, 2019, 8:12 am889 ptsInteresting
Imagine if a computer could learn from molecules found in nature and use an algorithm to generate new ones. Then imagine those molecules could get printed and tested in a lab against some of the nastiest, most dangerous bacteria out there—bacteria quickly becoming resistant to our current antibiotic options.

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