Google's Co-Scientist Solves Bacterial Resistance in Two Days
import_jmr · x · 2026-07-17
The AI system that solved a decade-long scientific problem in just two days is Google's Gemini-based Co-Scientist. The specific issue it cracked was uncovering how certain mobile genetic elements transmit antibiotic resistance between different bacterial species.
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