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ChatGPT aids search for antibiotics in extinct genomes

Researchers are utilizing OpenAI's ChatGPT to search through extinct genomes for potential new antibiotics. The lab of César de la Fuente-Nunez is employing the AI tool to analyze genetic data from both living and extinct organisms in the quest for novel antimicrobial molecules. However, the findings have not yet undergone peer review. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates potential for large language models to accelerate scientific discovery in fields beyond natural language processing.

RANK_REASON Use of an existing AI model (ChatGPT) for a novel application (genome analysis for antibiotics).

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ChatGPT aids search for antibiotics in extinct genomes

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    ChatGPT searches extinct genomes for new antibiotics César de la Fuente's lab turns OpenAI's coding tools on living and extinct genomes to find antimicrobial mo

    ChatGPT searches extinct genomes for new antibiotics César de la Fuente's lab turns OpenAI's coding tools on living and extinct genomes to find antimicrobial molecules, but no peer-reviewed results exist yet. https://www. notatechguy.com/chatgpt-search es-extinct-genomes-for-new-…