SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 12, 2026Live Science

Metal compounds identified as potential new antibiotics, thanks to robots doing 'click chemistry'

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Researchers used robots to create over 600 metal-based compounds in just one week, discovering that an iridium complex shows promising antibiotic properties against drug-resistant bacteria. The automated "click chemistry" approach identified compounds 50-100 times more effective against bacteria than toxic to human cells, offering a new direction for antibiotic development.

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