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

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211103/Scientists-tackle-antibiotic-resistance-by-using-supercomputers.aspx

 

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.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology (MIT) - Artificial Intelligence Finds A Powerful New Antibiotic For The First Time (IFLScience! article)

Title:
Artificial Intelligence Finds A Powerful New Antibiotic For The First Time

Author:
Tom Hale

Published:
IFLScinece!, 21 February 2020

From the article:
"Artificial intelligence (AI) has proved to be a useful ally in the battle against antibiotic resistance. A powerful antibiotic that’s even able to kill superbugs has been discovered thanks to a machine-learning algorithm."

To read this article:
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/artificial-intelligence-finds-a-powerful-new-antibiotic-for-the-first-time/