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Anthropic says any lab can now let a language model agent run the whole protein design stack

Anthropic used Claude agents to run the full protein design workflow, autonomously designing small proteins that dock to target structures in the body. The hit rate reached 35%, versus the industry average of 10–15%, though Claude only steered existing tools and independent review is pending.

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Anthropic says any lab can now let a language model agent run the whole protein design stack: Anthropic used Claude agents to run the full protein design workflow, autonomously designing small proteins that dock to target structures in the body. The hit rate reached 35%, versus the industry average of 10–15%, though Claude only steered existing tools and independent review is pending.