With big data getting captured, biologists look for life-saving patterns

At the startup Bugworks in Bangalore, a few biologists and computer scientists are working on an old problem: finding drugs to fight microbes. Drug researchers around the world are increasingly interested in this topic, as bacteria have been fighting back and developing resistance to old drugs. Finding new non-toxic antibiotics is not an easy job, but biologists have a few new tricks up their sleeve.

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