Claude-designed scorpion toxin binders pass lab tests
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Anthropic's internal research model designed scorpion neurotoxin binding proteins in Claude Science, per an October 21 report. The model took an initial prompt and four follow-up prompts, ran for 64 hours and produced 318,484 designs. Adaptyv Bio and Twist Bioscience then tested 211 of them in the lab, and 17 met the binding criteria. The results showed each passing design bound one toxin; multi-toxin designs did not meet the criteria for binding several toxins at once. The verified results reported so far are limited to binding a single toxin.
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- Hacker News front pageClaude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins
Anthropic 的内部研究模型在 Claude Science 中设计蝎子神经毒素结合蛋白，211 个受测设计中有 17 个达到结合标准。模型在初始提示词和 4 次后续提示下运行 64 小时，生成 318,484 个设计；Adaptyv Bio 与 Twist Bioscience 的检测显示，达标设计各结合一种毒素，多毒素设计未达到同时结合多种毒素的标准。
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