Antibiotic identified by AI
Computational approaches are emerging as powerful tools for the discovery of antibiotics. A study now uses machine learning to discover abaucin, a potent antibiotic that targets the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii.![Diagram of AI-driven antibiotic discovery](https://jclinic.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/41589_2023_1448_Fig1_HTML.webp)