Anthropic's internal Claude model just autonomously engineered protein minibinders against lethal scorpion neurotoxins in a 64-hour campaign. Generating 318,484 candidates using 12 tools, wet-lab testing confirmed 17 of the 211 evaluated designs hit binding targets. Why it matters: It shows AI agents can independently tackle neglected diseases that pharmaceutical companies routinely ignore.
Astrophysicist Brice Ménard just used Claude Science to construct the first complete ultraviolet map of the entire sky. Claude orchestrated teams of AI agents to calibrate tens of thousands of satellite observations and inpaint the missing one-third of the sky, predicting unseen UV data within 10% of real measurements. It solves a decades-old observational gap while showing how AI agents can quietly clear researchers' backlogs.
Anthropic researchers just used Claude to compute a nine-loop scattering amplitude in theoretical physics, surpassing the previous human record of eight loops. Running inside a research harness with minimal supervision, the AI worked autonomously for days and cost only around $1,000 to $2,000 in API compute. Why it matters: It shows LLMs can autonomously tackle grueling, error-prone frontier scientific calculations without human babysitting.
Anthropic just opened 10,000 free and discounted Claude subscriptions for researchers worldwide through a new team plan. Academic lab leads get free standard seats or $15 monthly premium tiers, plus access to up to $50,000 in compute grants across multiple scientific fields.
Anthropic just released Claude Science in beta, an all-in-one desktop workbench for researchers on macOS and Linux. The app pulls together over 60 scientific connectors across genomics, chemistry, and HPC compute, complete with a built-in reviewer agent that catches calculation errors and bad citations. It is available now for Claude paid subscribers.
