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AI Just Designed Viruses That Kill Bacteria… And They Actually Work

Summary by eweek.com
Stanford scientists just crossed a wild milestone: they used AI to design viruses from scratch that can kill bacteria. This is not theoretical code, but actual working viruses that replicate and destroy bacterial cells. And before you ask, no, they did not “vibe code” the viruses. Here’s what they did The team created 302 virus designs using AI, and 16 of them successfully infected E. coli bacteria in the lab. One night, researchers saw plaques …
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eweek.com broke the news in on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
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