Inspectable agents help build a phage research workflow

Summary

Microsoft described scientists and agents using the Discovery app to build a bioinformatics workflow for phage therapy research. The team connected literature, data and analytical tools while reviewing evidence and revising the plan at each stage. Microsoft reported less than four hours from task-tree generation to a draft report, but explicitly did not claim a treatment result and noted the need for further expert review and laboratory validation.

Why it matters for our work

Editorial view: Research AI needs to offer more than fast answers. Inspectable evidence and intermediate outputs can help people turn assistance into reusable research workflows.

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