AI Model Helps Identify Compounds Breaking Mtb Outer Membrane Barrier
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an artificial intelligence model, MycoPermeNet, designed to identify chemical compounds capable of penetrating the outer membrane of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Published in Nature Microbiology, the study addresses the primary barrier to treating the world’s deadliest single-agent infection, which caused 1.23 million deaths in 2024. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) … Read more