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AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria

The use of AI to discover medicine appears to be paying off. MIT scientists have revealed that their AI discovered an antibiotic compound, halicin (named after 2001's HAL 9000), that can not only kill many forms of resistant bacteria but do so in a…
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Bacteria from your gut may be the key to running farther

What separates average athletes from elite ones? Aside from years and years of training, dedication to the craft and natural advantages, it may have to do with what is in your gut. In a paper published this week in Nature Medicine, researchers from t…
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Vents on this bio-skin clothing open as you sweat, powered by ancient bacteria

BioLogic’s biofilm clothing project prints fabrics with a layer of Natto cells. The bacteria expands when exposed to humidity so that clothing morphs as the wearer sweats to cool the body down naturally.

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Russian scientist claims injections of 3.5 million-year-old bacteria lead to longer life

After discovering a 3.5 million-year-old bacteria in Siberian permafrost, Russian scientist Dr. Anatoli Brouchkov thinks it might be the key to achieve eternal life. He’s so confident, he’s already injected himself with it.

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