All Claus Wilke articles
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Newly discovered antimicrobial could prevent or treat cholera
Natural antimicrobials called microcins are produced by bacteria in the gut and show promise in fighting infection. A study identifies the first known microcin that targets the strains of bacteria that cause cholera.
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AI opens door to safe, effective new antibiotics to combat resistant bacteria
A large language model—an AI tool like the one that powers ChatGPT—has been used to engineer a version of a bacteria-killing drug that was previously toxic in humans.