Google DeepMind Opens New Paths in Aging Research

Calico Life Sciences researchers Matt Onsum and Katherine Labbé are using Google DeepMind's Co-Scientist to connect scattered findings in aging biology and generate testable hypotheses. The AI impressed Calico's experts with its scientific discernment, helping to identify new ideas. In one example, Co-Scientist generated a novel hypothesis about how the integrated stress response (ISR) is regulated by metabolism, which changes with age. The team refined experimental designs using Co-Scientist, leading to new findings on ISR's role in health and disease, which they plan to publish.