How AI is joining the fight against superbugs

INVISIBLE to the naked eye, bacteria are constantly evolving in their quest for survival.

Over the years, the misuse and overuse of antibiotics have inadvertently fuelled the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as “superbugs”.

These superbugs are equipped with ingenious defence mechanisms, such as forming castles of slime called biofilms, in which bacterial communities are well-protected against attacks from antibiotics and the immune system.