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Artificial Intelligence i.e. AI is no longer limited to just creating content, creating images or analyzing data stores. With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), scientists have developed a new vaccine, which can play an important role in preventing future epidemics. Researchers claim that this is the world’s first vaccine, the main part of which has been completely designed by AI.
This vaccine has also been tested on humans. Scientists believe that in the future, this technology can prove helpful in preparing fast and effective vaccines against new and emerging diseases. Let us know how it will reduce the disease and what is its specialty.
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Will help in fighting corona virus
According to the news published in BBC, those viruses have been included in this vaccine, which will help in protecting not only from Covid-19 but also from other viruses of the Corona virus family. Such viruses have also been included in this vaccine, which also reduce the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans in future. Like currently Hanta virus, which is spreading through rats. This can also reduce the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans. However, this is still in the starting phase. But scientists are continuously working on this.
How did AI prepare this special vaccine?
Generally, virus strain is used as the basis for preparing the vaccine. But to prepare this vaccine, scientists put the genetic data of different corona viruses into the AI system. Then AI analyzed this data thoroughly and prepared a special ‘super antigen’. Antigen is that part of the vaccine, which recognizes our immune system and learns to attack it. Scientists say that even if the corona virus changes its form in the future. But this vaccine will help in fighting against it.
Initial testing done on humans
According to the report of the medical journal Journal of Infection, this vaccine was tested on 39 people. Its purpose was to find out how safe the vaccine is or not. However, its effect on the immune system was less. Now again it is being tested on 200 people. At present scientists are considering it a big success. Overall, experts say that with the help of AI, such vaccines can be prepared which can prove effective in fighting against rapidly changing viruses in the future.
How will the vaccine work in the future?
Let us tell you that the Cambridge team is now working on making universal flu vaccine i.e. cold and cough vaccine and bird flu vaccine. Apart from this, preparations are also being made to make a vaccine for Ebola virus. Because no cure has been found till now. In such a situation, this vaccine made by AI can be very useful.
