Artificial Intelligence: The New Catalyst in Tuning Phage Therapy

  As antibiotic resistance becomes a growing global threat to public health, researchers are turning to alternative antibacterial therapies, such as bacteriophages, to kill bacteria. It’s called phage therapy and it’s not new, yet its resurgence in the age of antibiotic resistance has seen a new comrade join the charge into making sure phage therapy becomes commonplace in medical practice – that ally being Artificial Intelligence (AI). Today, AI is emerging as a game-changing weapon in the tuning of phage therapy, enabling scientists to customize treatments and accelerate discovery while predicting outcomes with greater precision than ever.   What Is Phage Therapy? Phage therapy is the practice of treating infections with naturally occurring or genetically modified viruses, called bacteriophages, that can attack and destroy the bacteria causing the infection. Unlike antibiotics, which can be effective against many types of bacteria (even healthy ones), phages are highly target...