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Scientists Make First Viruses Designed By AI
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Scientists created the first AI-designed viruses, bacteriophages that kill bacteria. A cocktail killed antibiotic-resistant E coli in lab tests. Dr Brian Hie of Stanford used genome language models to design the phages. The work raises biosafety and biosecurity concerns, with experts urging layered governance and synthesis screening.
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