AI Unveils New Class of Antibiotics with Explainable Drug Discovery
Researchers have discovered a new structural class of antibiotics using explainable deep learning. By training a deep learning model on a large dataset of chemical compounds, the researchers were able to identify potential antibiotics with high accuracy. The discovered antibiotics selectively killed Gram-negative bacteria, which are known for their resistance to many existing antibiotics. This breakthrough could help address the growing problem of antibiotic resistance and pave the way for the development of new effective treatments.