Researchers claim it could be used to kill some of the world's deadliest bacteria.
The World Health Organization has called the phenomenon"one of the biggest threats to global health security and development today"."In terms of antibiotic discovery, this is absolutely a first," said Regina Barzilay, a senior researcher on the project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .Scientists trained it to analyse the structure of 2,500 drugs and other compounds to find those with the most anti-bacterial qualities that could kill E. coli.
Dr Peter Bannister, chairman of the Institution of Engineering and Technology healthcare panel, said the method used was already"well established" within medical research. "This paper goes beyond theoretical simulation and presents pre-clinical results, which are essential along with subsequent clinical trials to clearly demonstrate the efficacy and safety of these new 'AI discovered' drugs.", but the number of drug-resistant bloodstream infections increased by 35% from 2013 to 2017.
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