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Morning Edition · Monday, August 17, 2026Published at 2:18 AM EDT · New York
Anthropic Accelerates Its Push Into Biology and Medicine, Amodei Says
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei's post follows the June release of Claude Science for laboratories and pharmaceutical research, and a reported hiring and acquisition campaign in life sciences.
Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, posted over the weekend that the company is accelerating its work in biology and medicine and hopes for results within the coming years, describing current progress as early indications. The p…
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