Indian-origin researcher uses AI to develop vaccine for gonorrhoea

A team of researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify key ingredients of a vaccine for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea—a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year.

Gonorrhoea has become resistant to almost all known antibiotics. That makes it notoriously difficult to treat, but if left untreated, the infection could lead to serious or even fatal complications. It also increases a person’s risk of contracting HIV.