Computer-generated antibiotics, biosensor Band-Aids, and the quest to beat antibiotic resistance
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
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.