AI Is Coming Up with Brand New Molecules, Fueling Drug Discovery

Using AI to discover, or design, the building blocks of drugs is a fast-growing area of research. César de la Fuente, PhD, a Presidential Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Microbiology, Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioengineering, shared how his team is using AI to discover new antibiotics by resurrecting long-lost molecules from extinct species like Neanderthals and woolly mammoths.