Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fight Infectious Diseases

Charlene Lancaster, Cesar de la Fuente

Published Nov 24, 2025

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Cesar de la Fuentecontributor

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Episode Description

Charlene Lancaster speaks with Cesar de la Fuente about using artificial intelligence to discover novel antibiotics from organisms and genetic sources spanning spiders, archaea, woolly mammoths, and humans.

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antibiotic discoveryinfectious diseaseartificial intelligence

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