Researcher uses Codex and ChatGPT to hunt antimicrobials in living and extinct genomes

The lab uses Codex to write and run genome-analysis code, and ChatGPT to organize knowledge and generate hypotheses about potentially antimicrobial molecules, which are then tested in the lab.

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing health challenge in the region, so accelerating discovery of new antimicrobials could reduce treatment costs and deaths from hard-to-treat infections.

Research teams can use the tools to speed up analysis and coding, but clinical use requires lab validation and regulatory approval, so adoption today is research-only.

Yes, the source describes analyzing genomes from extinct organisms alongside living ones to explore a broader molecular diversity than living organisms alone provide.