Scientists Use AI to Resurrect Neanderthal and Denisovan Molecules
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Scientists Use AI to Resurrect , Neanderthal and Denisovan Molecules.
Vox reports that scientists have resurrected molecules
with antibiotic properties found in extinct organisms,
specifically from Neanderthals and Denisovans. .
Vox reports that scientists have resurrected molecules
with antibiotic properties found in extinct organisms,
specifically from Neanderthals and Denisovans. .
Neanderthals are believed to have gone extinct
40,000 years ago, while Denisovans are thought to have
survived until as recently as 15,000 to 30,000 years ago.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's
Machine Biology Group say the breakthrough
opens the door to "molecular de-extinction.".
The team trained an AI model to determine
which molecules could make effective
antibiotic treatments for modern humans. .
Those molecules were then created
in a lab and tested on infected mice. .
According to the team's findings, which were published
in the journal 'Cell Host & Microbe,' some of the
molecules effectively fought off bacterial infections.
According to the team's findings, which were published
in the journal 'Cell Host & Microbe,' some of the
molecules effectively fought off bacterial infections.
This is completely new.
We came up with the term
‘molecular de-extinction’ and this
is the first peer-reviewed paper that
describes it. So it’s quite exciting for us, César de la Fuente, Co-author of the study, via 'Vox' .
Vox reports that molecular de-extinction could create
avenues for developing new antibiotics, at a time when
the CDC has warned we are entering a post-antibiotic era.
Vox reports that molecular de-extinction could create
avenues for developing new antibiotics, at a time when
the CDC has warned we are entering a post-antibiotic era.
Due to the overuse of antibiotics in the treatment
of humans, animals and crops, bacteria
have adapted to drugs used to treat them. .
Along with other recent discoveries, molecular
de-extinction is just one creative method being
combined with AI for antibiotic discovery.
Vox reports that scientists have resurrected molecules
with antibiotic properties found in extinct organisms,
specifically from Neanderthals and Denisovans. .
Vox reports that scientists have resurrected molecules
with antibiotic properties found in extinct organisms,
specifically from Neanderthals and Denisovans. .
Neanderthals are believed to have gone extinct
40,000 years ago, while Denisovans are thought to have
survived until as recently as 15,000 to 30,000 years ago.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's
Machine Biology Group say the breakthrough
opens the door to "molecular de-extinction.".
The team trained an AI model to determine
which molecules could make effective
antibiotic treatments for modern humans. .
Those molecules were then created
in a lab and tested on infected mice. .
According to the team's findings, which were published
in the journal 'Cell Host & Microbe,' some of the
molecules effectively fought off bacterial infections.
According to the team's findings, which were published
in the journal 'Cell Host & Microbe,' some of the
molecules effectively fought off bacterial infections.
This is completely new.
We came up with the term
‘molecular de-extinction’ and this
is the first peer-reviewed paper that
describes it. So it’s quite exciting for us, César de la Fuente, Co-author of the study, via 'Vox' .
Vox reports that molecular de-extinction could create
avenues for developing new antibiotics, at a time when
the CDC has warned we are entering a post-antibiotic era.
Vox reports that molecular de-extinction could create
avenues for developing new antibiotics, at a time when
the CDC has warned we are entering a post-antibiotic era.
Due to the overuse of antibiotics in the treatment
of humans, animals and crops, bacteria
have adapted to drugs used to treat them. .
Along with other recent discoveries, molecular
de-extinction is just one creative method being
combined with AI for antibiotic discovery.