Pursuit: AI joins the fight against superbugs
New research by Dr Rhys Grinter from the Department of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, shows how an artificial intelligence (AI) designed protein has stopped the development of disease causing E. coli.
In the Pursuit article ‘AI joins the fight against superbugs’, Dr Rhys Grinter discusses AI protein design technology in research and how the new technology, which won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2024, is expected to accelerate development and lower the costs of new therapeutics.
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Dr Rhys Grinter
Grimwade Research Fellow
Head, Rhys Grinter Laboratory
Dept Biochemistry & Pharmacology
