AI-Engineered Phages Create New Viruses, Sparking Biosecurity Debate
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US researchers used artificial intelligence to design thousands of bacteriophage genomes from a natural template, synthesising about 300 and identifying 16 viable viruses; some synthetic phages killed E. coli more effectively than natural ones, signaling potential for targeted therapies but raising serious biosecurity concerns and prompting calls for stronger oversight as AI advances.
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- Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI The Guardian
- AI creates 16 new viruses from scratch, showing promise for drug resistance and drawing warnings about potential for misuse CNN
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