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Co-Scientist

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Co-Scientist is a multi-agent AI system developed by Google DeepMind built on Gemini that generates, debates, and refines scientific hypotheses across life sciences and other research domains. The tool has been deployed in real-world research scenarios including studies on cellular aging, infectious disease mechanisms, liver disease, ALS, and drug repurposing, where it accelerates discovery by synthesizing scientific literature, proposing novel hypotheses, and narrowing experimental focus—in some cases reducing analysis timelines from years to months.

Updated 3 August 2026

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A New Era of Discovery: Google Research at I/O 2026 Google Research · 2 months ago · 38 Fast-tracking genetic leads to reverse cellular aging Google DeepMind · 2 months ago · 4 Gemini for Science: AI experiments and tools for a new era of discovery Google DeepMind · 2 months ago · 43 Finding the molecular switches behind new infectious diseases Google DeepMind · 2 months ago · 31 Opening new paths in aging research Google DeepMind · 2 months ago · 41 Accelerating discovery of liver disease mechanisms Google DeepMind · 2 months ago · 36 Uniting biological toolkits for a new approach to ALS Google DeepMind · 2 months ago · 42 Uncovering repurposed medicines to fight liver fibrosis Google DeepMind · 2 months ago · 30

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Q2 2026

Google DeepMind releases Gemini for Science suite with tools for accelerated scientific research Product launch

Calico Life Sciences uses Google DeepMind's Co-Scientist AI tool to advance cellular aging research through hypothesis generation and genetic screening Research publication

Google DeepMind's Co-Scientist AI tool demonstrates efficacy across multiple biomedical research applications Research publication

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