Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Team Uses AI to “See” Microbes and Revolutionize Probiotic Screening

At the 3rd National Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in Quanzhou, the project “SmartEye for Microbes—Data Empowering China’s Probiotic Industry” from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University won gold in the Agriculture and Modern Food category. Led by Professor Zhang Heping, the team built the world’s largest lactic acid bacteria genome database and developed AI models linking microbial genes to fermentation traits.  (Photo provided to China Youth Daily)

By Wang Xinyuan,Li Yue,Ye Baolu(intern) and Li Guijie / China Youth Daily