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Health USANew Powerful Antibiotic Drug Would Not Have Been Found Without Artificial Intelligence
Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic drug called halicin, which is able to prevent the development of many types of bacteria that are resistant to treatment, including E. coli.
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Society EgyptDoctors Take to the Streets to Ring Alarm Against Female Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) may have been banned in Egypt in 2008, but that hasn’t stopped many from illegally undertaking the procedure. In response, doctors went out of their hospitals to raise awareness about the dangers of the practice.
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Health ChinaWill Artificial Intelligence Find a Cure Against the Coronavirus?
The new coronavirus 2019 first became public at the end of last year in Wuhan, China. Ever since, scientists have been working on a drug that could keep the virus under control – and many are looking into artificial intelligence for help.
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Health TogoAfrican Leaders Take Up Fight Against Fake Drugs, Try to Save Many Children’s Lives
Fake versions of medicines are commonly sold in Africa, claiming the lives of 120,000 children each year. To end this malpractice, the continent’s leaders are now collaborating on an initiative that criminalizes the trafficking of such falsified drugs.
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Health IndiaBitten by a Cobra? Soon They Will Rescue You With Anti-Venom Made From Genetic Engineering
Modern genetics is paving the way to more efficient, animal-friendly snakebite antivenom. Researchers have been using the genome of the India cobra – one of the most dangerous snakes in the world – to lay foundations for producing the perfect antidote to the poisonous venom.
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