Stanford team releases AI agent to assist biomedical research

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A Stanford-led team published an open-source biomedical AI agent called Biomni that can turn plain-language requests into full research workflows, from database searches and analysis code to lab protocols. The system is available via a web interface and, according to researchers, is used by over 10,000 scientists worldwide. Tests included cleaning wearable-device data, analysing embryo genetics, and designing molecular cloning experiments, with one analysis done in 35 minutes versus three weeks for a human expert. The team says Biomni is a collaborator not a replacement and notes limits in deep judgment and original experimental design.

Biomni automates complex biomedical workflows and speeds expert tasks drastically