Researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence to explore venom peptides from snakes, spiders, and scorpions as a novel source of antibiotics. Animal venoms, evolved over hundreds of millions of years, possess diverse bioactive compounds with potent and specific antimicrobial properties. The team, including César de la Fuente at the University of Pennsylvania, identified new antimicrobial proteins from venom proteomes using AI, as published in Nature Communications. This breakthrough highlights venom compounds as promising drug candidates to address the rising crisis of antimicrobial resistance.