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  "headline": "AI for Drug Repurposing: Identifying New Uses for Existing Drugs Through Machine Learning",
  "description": "AI drug repurposing finds new uses for existing drugs -- identifying that a rheumatoid arthritis drug could treat COVID-19, or that an old antidepressant might work for a rare disease. Knowledge graphs and transcriptomic ML slash drug discovery timelines from 10+ years to months.",
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