Start-Up Claims to Treat a Patient With A.I.-Created Viruses

NYT Science Tuesday 20 October 2026, 12:07 UTC By Carl Zimmer 1 min read

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Certain viruses attack bacteria and can sometimes clear antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers said they had tailored a virus to attack one patient’s illness.

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