Anthropic's Claude independently generated protein binder designs aimed at deadly scorpion neurotoxins. Of more than 318,000 designs, 211 were tested in the lab and 17 met the criteria; the two strongest bind tightly to Cn2, a toxin from a Mexican scorpion. Whether the designs function as an actual antivenom remains an open question.
It offers a concrete, lab-tested example of an AI model generating protein designs, while being clear about the unresolved question of real-world antivenom efficacy.
Anthropic's Claude independently designed protein binders targeting deadly scorpion neurotoxins. Out of more than 318,000 designs, 211 were tested in the lab. Seventeen met the criteria, and the two strongest bind extremely tightly to Cn2, a toxin from a Mexican scorpion. Whether they actually work as antivenom remains an open question.
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