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‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence

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By James Gallagher

Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a “fundamentally new” type of vaccine that could protect against large swathes of viruses and prevent pandemics, say researchers.

The team at the University of Cambridge in the UK say it is the first time a vaccine’s key component has been designed entirely by AI and then trialed in people.

The vaccine was engineered to work on all coronaviruses which would include all Covid variants as well as viruses that currently infect animals yet have the potential to start the next pandemic.

Read more at BBC News

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