Mission
We exist to make biology autonomous—where AI agents continuously learn, design, and optimize experiments, freeing scientists to focus on insight, creativity, and discovery.
Inspired thinking
Discovery starts with understanding. AI turns knowledge into direction.
Seamless execution
Ideas become experiments through a seamless DBTL loop.
Continuous evolving
Results feed back into the system, driving continuous evolution.
For years, biological research has operated in a familiar loop—Thinking, Executing, and Analysis—often fragmented and heavily manual. While tools have optimized individual tasks, the workflow itself has remained largely unchanged.
AI Scientist redefines this model by embedding AI agents across Thinking, Executing, and Analysis, unifying research into a single closed-loop that continuously learns, adapts, and accelerates discovery.
Deep Research
AI-generated workflows. Real-time progress. Verified citations. You stay in control — AI Scientist asks when decisions matter.
Sequence Design
& Visualization
A complete DNA design workbench — from sequence retrieval to cloning assembly, with interactive visualization and real-time analysis at every step.
Protein Visualization
AI Scientist integrates cutting-edge protein structure prediction models directly into your workflow. No context switching. No data wrangling. Just results.
Every Tool a Biologist Needs
Purpose-built tools for synthetic biology, from sequence manipulation to protein design.
Deep Research
AI-powered literature search with verified citations and multi-source research synthesis.
Conduct comprehensive literature research with AI that searches multiple sources, reads full-text papers from arXiv and bioRxiv, and verifies every citation. Perfect for writing reviews, preparing grant applications, or exploring new research directions.
Key Capabilities
- Multi-database literature search (PubMed, bioRxiv, arXiv)
- Full-text reading and summarization
- Citation verification and DOI validation
- Research synthesis and gap analysis
Example Prompt
Find recent papers on CRISPR base editing efficiency in mammalian cells and summarize the key findings Scientific Illustration
Generate publication-ready figures, mechanism diagrams, and graphical abstracts.
Create publication-ready scientific figures with AI assistance. Generate mechanism diagrams, metabolic pathway illustrations, graphical abstracts, and experimental schematics that meet journal standards like Nature Biotechnology and ACS Synthetic Biology.
Key Capabilities
- Nature-style mechanism diagrams
- Metabolic pathway visualization
- Graphical abstract generation
- Experimental workflow schematics
Example Prompt
Create a mechanism diagram showing the CRISPR-Cas9 gene knockout workflow Primer Design
16+ primer design tools for standard PCR, Gibson, mutagenesis, and sequencing.
Comprehensive primer design suite with 16+ specialized tools. Design standard PCR primers, Gibson assembly overlaps, site-directed mutagenesis primers, saturation mutagenesis libraries, and sequencing primer walks. Automatic quality checks for hairpins, dimers, and Tm matching.
Key Capabilities
- Standard PCR primer design with Tm optimization
- Gibson assembly overlap primers
- Site-directed and saturation mutagenesis (SDM/SSM)
- Sequencing primer walking
Example Prompt
Design primers to amplify the GFP gene with Gibson overlaps for insertion into pUC19 Gibson Assembly
Multi-fragment assembly with automatic overlap design and in-silico simulation.
Complete Gibson isothermal assembly workflow. Design multi-fragment assemblies (2-6 fragments), automatically calculate 25-40bp overlaps, linearize vectors via PCR or digestion, simulate the assembly process, and export annotated GenBank files ready for ordering.
Key Capabilities
- Multi-fragment assembly planning (2-6 fragments)
- Automatic overlap sequence design (25-40bp)
- Vector linearization via PCR or digestion
- In-silico assembly simulation
Example Prompt
Design a 4-fragment Gibson assembly to insert promoter, RBS, GFP, and terminator into pSB1C3 Experiment Design
Design complete experimental workflows with AI-assisted protocol generation.
Plan and design experiments with AI assistance. Generate detailed protocols, calculate reagent amounts, design controls, and create step-by-step workflows. From simple PCR to complex multi-step experiments, get optimized protocols tailored to your lab.
Key Capabilities
- Protocol generation and optimization
- Reagent calculation and preparation lists
- Control design and validation strategies
- Troubleshooting guides and FAQs
Example Prompt
Design a protocol for transforming plasmid DNA into competent E. coli cells with all reagent calculations Sequence Analysis
Comprehensive analysis including restriction sites, ORFs, GC content, and BLAST.
Full-featured sequence analysis toolkit. Map restriction enzyme sites with domestication suggestions, calculate GC content with sliding window visualization, predict ORFs with six-frame translation, perform codon usage analysis, and run local or NCBI BLAST searches.
Key Capabilities
- Restriction enzyme site mapping
- GC content and codon usage analysis
- ORF prediction and translation
- Sequence alignment and BLAST
Example Prompt
Analyze the restriction sites in my plasmid and find unique cutters in the MCS region Document Writing
AI-assisted scientific writing for research plans, protocols, and literature reviews.
Generate structured scientific documents with AI assistance. Create technical routes with methodology comparisons, write experimental protocols with materials lists, draft literature reviews with structured citations, and maintain digital lab notebooks. All documents support rich formatting and inline sequence references.
Key Capabilities
- Technical routes and research plans
- Experimental protocols with materials lists
- Literature reviews with structured citations
- Digital lab notebooks
Example Prompt
Write an experimental protocol for expressing and purifying His-tagged GFP from E. coli Project Management
Create projects, set milestones and checkpoints, and visualize timelines with Gantt charts.
Manage your research projects from start to finish. Create projects with milestones and checkpoints, visualize timelines with interactive Gantt charts, and monitor progress with activity tracking and status dashboards.
Key Capabilities
- Create projects with descriptions and due dates
- Set milestones and checkpoints to track progress
- Interactive Gantt charts for timeline visualization
- Activity tracking and progress dashboards
Example Prompt
Create a project for the GFP optimization study with milestones for cloning, expression, and purification Ready to start with AI Scientist?
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