The Decoder· Manuel Uth·· 5 h ago
Claude Science tackles deadly scorpion stings by designing protein binders from scratch
Claude Science tackles deadly scorpion stings by designing protein binders from scratch
AI summary
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.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 63Second 63
Not admittedSum of both 126 < twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：Claude自主设计蛋白质结合物，属AI科研应用
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
Source: The Decoder · the-decoder.com