How AI could fuel a mammoth antibiotic discovery
AI is speeding the discovery of much-needed new antibiotics and helping to identify promising antimicrobial compounds from some unusual sources – including the genomes of extinct organisms. Jasmin Fox-Skelly reports
Dreaming of Mars: Why hibernation could be the key to reaching the red planet
Inducing humans into a state of torpor or hibernation could boost chances of reaching the red planet, while keeping astronauts healthier.
Chemistry lessons for AI
AI is proving its worth in the chemistry lab, but to get real value from the technology, chemists also need to teach AI some of the rules of chemistry – and apply rigorous standards to make these approaches more trustworthy and reliable, Maria Burke reports
Second skin
Skin is the human body’s largest organ – one that researchers have been trying to mimic for decades. Now, with the creation of electronic or e-skin, they have taken this idea one step further, Lou Reade reports