Scientists have designed a functioning virus from scratch using AI – what you need to know
2 sources·Updated August 12, 2026
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- The Conversation UK Science·1h agoAI-designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace
TSViPhoto/Shutterstock Scientists have crossed an important line in biological engineering. In a recent study, researchers used artificial intelligence to design complete sets of genetic instructions for bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. Some of those…
Read at The Conversation UK Science → - The Conversation UK Health·1d agoScientists have designed a functioning virus from scratch using AI – what you need to know
ART-ur/Shutterstock.com Artificial intelligence has designed viruses that can infect bacteria and reproduce – a first that shows AI is beginning to do more than analyse the genetic code of living things. It can write new versions of it, too. The viruses in question are…
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