by University of Sheffield Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Credit: NIH/NIAID Scientists have discovered the mechanism which allows the superbug methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to become highly resistant to antibiotics, paving the way for new approaches to control infectious disease. MRSA is an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) superbug that causes over 120,000 deaths per year. Given the urgent need...
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How the New MRSA Antibiotic Cracked AI’s ‘Black Box’
Sarah Amandolare “New antibiotics discovered using AI!” That’s how headlines read in December 2023, when MIT researchers announced a new class of antibiotics that could wipe out the drug-resistant superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in mice. Powered by deep learning, the study was a significant breakthrough. Few new antibiotics have come out since the 1960s,...