Anthropic's Claude independently generated over 318,000 protein binder designs targeting scorpion neurotoxins; 211 were tested in the lab, 17 met the criteria, and the two strongest bind tightly to the Cn2 toxin from a Mexican scorpion. Whether they function as an antivenom rema…
AI System Designs Protein Binders Against Deadly Scorpion Toxin
Anthropic's Claude independently generated over 318,000 protein binder designs targeting scorpion neurotoxins; 211 were tested in the lab, 17 met the criteria, and the two strongest bind tightly to the Cn2 toxin from a Mexican scorpion. Whether they function as an antivenom remains unresolved.
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