Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PMBiotechnology and AI
César de la Fuente Lab Uses Codex and ChatGPT to Hunt Antimicrobials
César de la Fuente’s lab uses Codex and ChatGPT to search living and extinct genomes for new antimicrobial candidates against drug-resistant infections.
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Summary
César de la Fuente’s lab is using Codex and ChatGPT to search living and extinct genomes for antimicrobial candidates intended to fight drug-resistant infections.
Information available as of September 10, 2026, remains limited. No molecules, candidate counts, screening results, experimental validation, development timeline, or next research steps have been disclosed.
Positives
- Codex and ChatGPT are being combined in César de la Fuente’s lab to identify antimicrobial candidates.
- Living genomes are included in the search for molecules that could fight drug-resistant infections.
- Extinct genomes extend the lab’s antimicrobial search beyond organisms living today.
Risks & concerns
- No specific antimicrobial molecules or candidate counts have been disclosed.
- No screening results or experimental validation show whether any candidate can fight drug-resistant infections.
- No development timeline or next research step has been specified.
Primary sourceOpenAI Newshttps://openai.com/index/using-codex-chatgpt-to-search-for-new-antimicrobials
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