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Agent deployments and launches in Life sciences, from the Drops.

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AgentsLife sciencesTestingHuman in loop: yes

Google Research: lab agents lifted aptamer hit rates to 42.1% over three rounds

Google Research says agents designing DNA aptamers in a closed wet-lab loop raised on-target hit rates to 33.5% (myoglobin) and 42.1% (α-thrombin) in three rounds; its VERID tool dry-runs each robot protocol.

Why it matters: Google says humans authorize designs and supervise robot runs, and each target hit a different wet-lab failure mode, a reminder that agents need real-world feedback.

Google Research · Oct 16

From Drop #030 · Sat, Oct 17 · Evening

AgentsLife sciencesTestingHuman in loop: yes

DeepMind: an Antigravity agent helped biologists find an antimicrobial peptide lead

Google DeepMind says researchers steered an agent in Google Antigravity to search UniProt with its ProtNLM model and found a peptide candidate with predicted activity against respiratory pathogens. It is now in wet-lab validation.

Why it matters: DeepMind says the agent turned days of database triage into one session while the scientist steered. The lead remains a prediction until lab tests confirm it.

Google DeepMind · Oct 15

From Drop #026 · Thu, Oct 15 · Evening