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When Antibiotics Fail: MIT Scientists Use AI To Target “Sleeper” Bacteria


Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but with artificial intelligence, researchers can efficiently screen compounds that are lethal to dormant microbes. Since the 1970s, modern antibiotic discovery has been experiencing a lull. Now the World Health Organization has declared the

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