An AI agent picked a gene therapy and injected it into a live mouse's brain
Wired AI · rss · 2026-10-31
Wired reports that a biotech startup let an AI agent autonomously choose a gene therapy and successfully inject it into a live mouse's brain — a startling glimpse of AI-driven autonomous labs, and a rare case of agents moving beyond software tasks to real-world lab equipment.
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