SAFETY FEARS AS SCIENTISTS MAKE FIRST VIRUSES DESIGNED BY AI

Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions Scientists have made the first viruses designed by artificial intelligence in a milestone that raises hopes for… The viruses are specific kinds known as bacteriophages, which only infect bacteria and are used around the world to treat patients with persistent infections.

The Guardian reports that researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions Scientists have made the first viruses designed by artificial intelligence in a milestone that raises hopes for…

The report adds: The viruses are specific kinds known as bacteriophages, which only infect bacteria and are used around the world to treat patients with persistent infections.

In lab tests, a cocktail of the AI-designed viruses killed E coli bugs that were resistant to natural bacteriophages.

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