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The post says the hope is that the binders could one day be used to develop a scorpion antivenom, and that Anthropic does not claim to have produced one, because it has not confirmed that they neutralize venom in cells.
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with the hope that they could one day be used to develop a scorpion antivenom ... We have not confirmed whether these binders neutralize scorpion venom in a cellular environment, so we do not claim to have produced an antivenom.
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How Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins
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Anthropic says 17 of 211 designed proteins bound scorpion toxins in tests 21 Oct 2026
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