AI Finds 386 Potential Antibiotics in Animal Venoms

Jul 14, 2025 - 13:30
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AI Finds 386 Potential Antibiotics in Animal Venoms
Guan et al. demonstrate that venoms are a rich source of previously hidden antimicrobial scaffolds, and that integrating large-scale computational mining with experimental validation can accelerate the discovery of urgently needed antibiotics. Image credit: Guan et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60051-6.

To identify new antimicrobial candidates, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania mined global venomics datasets using a deep-learning system called APEX.

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