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First AI-designed \u2018universal vaccine\u2019 tested in humans: UK researchers.<\/a><\/p>\n

A vaccine targeting a broad range of viruses that was designed using artificial intelligence had a “modest” effect on immune systems in a small, early trial, according to a new study.<\/p>\n

The trial marks the first time a vaccine whose active ingredient was entirely designed by AI has been tested in humans, researchers at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. said Friday.<\/p>\n

The experimental jab is intended to be a “universal vaccine<\/a>” that protects people against a range of viruses that have previously sparked deadly outbreaks, including SARS, MERS and COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The researchers expressed hope that this type of vaccine could one day help fend off future pandemics.<\/p>\n

“We’ve converted\u00a0vaccine development<\/a>\u00a0from being reactive to being future-proof,” Cambridge researcher and study co-author Jonathan Heeney said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Currently, vaccines for viruses such as the flu and COVID-19 have to be regularly updated to target the latest strains.<\/p>\n

But the new vaccine aims to produce an immune response that will protect against many pathogens\u2014including some circulating among wild animals that might jump into humans in the future.<\/p>\n

“It means we can escape the constant cycle of chasing the virus variants circulating in humans and updating the vaccines to try to catch up, like a dog chasing its tail,” Heeney said.<\/p>\n

To design the vaccine’s active component, called the antigen, the researchers used a\u00a0machine learning algorithm<\/a>\u00a0trained on genetic data for sarbecoviruses recorded around the world.<\/p>\n

Nearly 40 people participated in the trial between late 2021 and 2023. In the study, the researchers acknowledged the lingering COVID-19 pandemic complicated the results.<\/p>\n

It was a Phase 1 trial, which tests whether something is safe and well tolerated and is not intended to fully measure how effective it is.<\/p>\n

No serious side effects were recorded.<\/p>\n

However, the vaccine had only a “modest” impact on the participants’ immune systems, according to the study published in the\u00a0Journal of Infection<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Data collected during the trial does “not support a robust vaccine-induced increase in antibody responses beyond pre-existing levels,” it added.<\/p>\n

A Phase 2 trial involving more people will next find out more about how protective the vaccine could be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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