利用人工智能在非洲推进生物信息学:在打击抗菌素耐药性的机会,挑战和伦理考虑

Beatus Lyimo1

  • 1School of Life Science and Bio-Engineering (LiSBE), Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Arusha, Tanzania.

概括

人工智能 (AI) 和生物信息学的整合加速了利用全基因组测序在非洲的抗菌素耐药性 (AMR) 预测. 人工智能增强了病原体监测,有助于临床决策,提供更快的诊断和更好的健康结果.

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