Become a citizen scientist in the fight against antibiotic resistance

Enlarged view of ciprofloxacin resistant E. coli

Oxford University

The antibiotic ciprofloxacin is supposed to stop the E. coli bacteria in their path, but the strain I see under the microscope is resisting the drug. The signs of this are subtle, but I learned to notice them – and you can too – participating in the Infection Inspection project.

The researchers behind this endeavor have set themselves an ambitious goal: to develop a test that uses artificial intelligence to quickly predict bacteria’s response to commonly available antibiotics. Using thousands of…