AI model designs new antibiotic for staph infections after exploring 46 billion compounds
Apr 23, 2026
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of drastically speeding up drug discovery—and, in early tests, it has already designed a brand-new antibiotic. The discovery is a demonstration of how AI could dramatically improve the slo
w and costly search for new antimicrobial medicines, as bacteria and other microbes continue to evolve resistance to our current suite of drugs. ...read more read less