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Sunday, November 14, 2021

Scientists tackle antibiotic resistance by using supercomputers [News-Medical, November 2021]

Title:
Scientists tackle antibiotic resistance by using supercomputers 
 
Reviewed by:
Emily Henderson, B.Sc.
 
Published:
News-Medical, 3 November 2021
 
From the article:
Scientists may have made a giant leap in fighting the biggest threat to human health by using supercomputing to keep pace with the impressive ability of diseases to evolve. A new study by an international team, co-led by Dr Gerhard Koenig from the University of Portsmouth, tackled the problem of antibiotic resistance by redesigning existing antibiotics to overcome bacterial resistance mechanisms.