Radical Numerics Launches Omnii-1, a New Generation of Biological AI, as First AI-Designed Phage Therapy Reaches Human Patient
Researchers used Omnii to design a bacteriophage cocktail that was lab-tested and then given to a patient with a drug-resistant infection.
- On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Radical Numerics launched Omnii-1, a biological AI model that learns across DNA, RNA, proteins and other molecular data. Researchers used the technology to design a bacteriophage administered to a patient with a drug-resistant infection, marking the first AI-designed phage used in humans.
- Radical Numerics developed a system converting 28 types of biological data, including DNA and proteins, into a format AI can learn. This addresses antimicrobial resistance, which caused 1.27 million deaths directly attributable to the condition.
- "Omnii changes what we're searching with," said Dr. Marisa Azad, an infectious diseases physician-scientist at The Ottawa Hospital. Rather than screening thousands of candidates, the AI designs matching phages for resistant strains within weeks.
- The New York Times noted the research is self-published and lacks peer review. Radical Numerics declined to share clinical details about the patient or doctors involved, citing the proprietary nature of the treatment.
- Harvard microbiologist Michael Baym told the New York Times his "impulse is to be skeptical," though he called the concept "incredible." Biodefense advisor Hon emphasized the technology could accelerate responses to emerging biological threats.
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A virus created by artificial intelligence has been administered to a patient with an antibiotic-resistant infection, according to an announcement by the American company Radical Numerics. The technology of All-1 could open up new perspectives in the fight against superbacteria, but the result of treatment has not been made public.
The Omnii artificial intelligence model developed viruses that target an intestinal stick resistant to antibiotics and existing bacteria.
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