AI in pharma: Helping science to find drugs faster
Pharma companies are increasingly harnessing AI to accelerate drug discovery. But will AI transform the hunt for new medicines, or are the benefits overhyped? Jasmin Fox-Skelly reports
Tackling vaccine hesitancy
Vaccine uptake has been stalling – and in some cases declining – over the past decade. Healthcare experts are calling for urgent action to address the problem and warn of significant health risks. Maria Burke reports on the challenge
AI for farmers: How new technologies are taking on plant pests and diseases
Plant pests and diseases take 20 to 40% of global crop yields every year. AI is now helping to reduce these yield losses with smarter, more precise applications of agrochemicals. Anthony King reports
The hunt for antibiotics is getting help from AI, and ancient animals
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health challenges facing the world. Now the combination of modern artificial intelligence (AI) tools and a collection of ancient and unusual organisms may be able to speed up research into new treatments.