Many microorganisms remain understudied due to the challenges and complexities of culturing. An integrated lab automation and machine learning platform called BacterAI could be the future.
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Valeri, J.A., Krishnan, A. & Collins, J.J. Gaming bacterial metabolism. Nat Microbiol 8, 1004–1005 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01390-2
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