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Halicin: AI helps find an antibacterial lead

Combined neural-network screening with laboratory experiments to identify antibacterial activity of halicin, including activity in the reported mouse infection models.

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Combined neural-network screening with laboratory experiments to identify antibacterial activity of halicin, including activity in the reported mouse infection models.

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A repurposed molecule with preclinical evidence is not an approved antibiotic or proof of effectiveness in humans. Human teams selected candidates and ran the experiments.

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Jonathan M. Stokes; Kevin Yang; Kyle Swanson; Wengong Jin; Andres Cubillos-Ruiz; Nina M. Donghia; Craig R. MacNair; Shawn French; Lindsey A. Carfrae; Zohar Bloom-Ackermann; Victoria M. Tran; Anush Chiappino-Pepe; Ahmed H. Badran; Ian W. Andrews; Emma J. Chory; George M. Church; Eric D. Brown; Tommi S. Jaakkola; Regina Barzilay; James J. Collins

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Halicin discovery pipeline · MIT-led research collaboration · Directed message-passing neural network
Molecular activity prediction; human-led experiments and interpretation. Source-reported attribution; provider attestation is unavailable.

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MIT, Broad and Harvard affiliates in the US; McMaster University in Canada; source author affiliations.

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Halicin: AI helps find an antibacterial lead

Combined neural-network screening with laboratory experiments to identify antibacterial activity of halicin, including activity in the reported mouse infection models.

Scientific scope

A repurposed molecule with preclinical evidence is not an approved antibiotic or proof of effectiveness in humans. Human teams selected candidates and ran the experiments.

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People and systems

Jonathan M. Stokes; Kevin Yang; Kyle Swanson; Wengong Jin; Andres Cubillos-Ruiz; Nina M. Donghia; Craig R. MacNair; Shawn French; Lindsey A. Carfrae; Zohar Bloom-Ackermann; Victoria M. Tran; Anush Chiappino-Pepe; Ahmed H. Badran; Ian W. Andrews; Emma J. Chory; George M. Church; Eric D. Brown; Tommi S. Jaakkola; Regina Barzilay; James J. Collins

Full byline of the specified publication; original laboratory roles remain in the source.

Halicin discovery pipeline / MIT-led research collaboration / Directed message-passing neural network: Molecular activity prediction; human-led experiments and interpretation (source reported).

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