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  "id": 8254372,
  "title": "Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-lab-as-it-ramps-ai-drug-program-8254372",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T14:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260918/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-lab-as-it-ramps-ai-drug-program"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Francisco-based Anthropic has quietly established a laboratory to conduct physical biology research as it expands its artificial intelligence focus towards drug science. As concerns about AI grow among the public, the startup has established a wet lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Anthropic has expressed its goal of developing treatments for rare diseases, and its biology work has moved beyond purely computer-based simulations. Eric Kauderer-Abrams, Anthropic's head of life sciences, confirmed the existence of the company's wet lab in a recent Reuters interview, stating that the final tests for biology still involve laboratory experiments in the foreseeable future. He further explained that Anthropic is pursuing a conventional biotech approach, involving some experiments in-house and collaborating with external partners on other aspects. The company's spokesperson later clarified that the wet lab is not exclusively dedicated to drug discovery.",
  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science. At a time when fears of AI are gripping the public, the startup has built a wet lab, or place for physical experiments, in the San Francisco Bay Area, two people familiar with the matter said. Anthropic has said it wants to unlock…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program: Reuters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-lab-as-it-ramps-ai-drug-program",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:35:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-lab-as-it-ramps-ai-drug-program-8248953",
        "published": "2026-09-18T13:12:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Anthropic Sets Up Biology Lab To Ramp Up Its AI Drug Plans: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/anthropic-sets-up-biology-lab-to-ramp-up-its-ai-drug-plans-report",
        "published": "2026-09-18T13:43:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-lab-as-it-ramps-ai-drug-program-8281930",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:23:42.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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