AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria
“That was pretty striking, just actually seeing, like, this AI-generated sphere,” says Brian Hie, who leads the lab at the Arc Institute where the work was carried out. Overall, 16 of the…
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Scientists engineer bacteria to turn plastic waste into painkillers
Tales of turning water into wine or weaving straw into gold are one thing, but a new study shows that scientists can transform trash into . . . Tylenol? Scientists at the University of…
What Are Mirror Bacteria? Scientists Warn of a Dangerous New Lifeform That Could Wreak Havoc
A recent study has raised alarm about the potential dangers of "mirror bacteria," a synthetic lifeform made from reverse biological molecules. Published in Science, the research warns that…