Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates
Using a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning, MIT researchers have discovered a class of compounds that can kill a drug-resistant bacterium that causes more than 10,000 deaths in the United States every year.![Image of a reticle aiming at a group of purple microscopic cells against a background of glowing dots.](https://jclinic-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MIT-Antibiotic-Predictions-01_0-844x453.jpg)