Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have developed two new antibiotics using artificial intelligence. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
These drugs are capable of destroying dangerous drug-resistant bacteria such as gonorrhea and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This news was reported by the BBC.
So far, the drugs have been tested mainly on animals in laboratory conditions and have shown good results. However, for use in humans, they need to be further refined and undergo clinical trials for another one to two years.
The artificial intelligence was initially trained with data on the chemical composition of various antibiotics and their effects on bacteria. After that, scientists worked in two directions.
In the first direction, work was based on existing chemical compositions, while in the second, artificial intelligence was given complete freedom. As a result, two drugs with safe and previously unknown chemical compositions for humans were created.
They were tested on mice and their effectiveness was confirmed. Scientists emphasize that these antibiotics will play an important role in the future fight against drug-resistant diseases.
