Using only a genetic map as a guide, U.S. researchers said on Thursday they had built a polio virus from scratch and used it to infect and paralyze lab mice. It is the closest anyone has yet come to ...

The use of artificial intelligence in fields like health care has been growing in recent years — and now scientists have used AI to build a virus that could kill dangerous bacteria like E. coli.

Lab–grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been seen before. The virus, dubbed Evo–Φ2147, was created by scientists from scratch using new ...