# Math & Science articles

> Every article in Math & Science, newest first.

- [A swarm of AI assistants found new clues in a mouse-brain experiment](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/what-a-swarm-of-ai-agents-found-in-a-mouse-brain/index.md): Two genes usually work together. In one corner of a mouse brain, disturbing them produced different results. A swarm of AI assistants helped turn that puzzle into a research lead. (2026-11-09)
- [The AI experiment ran. Did it test the right thing?](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/the-ai-experiment-ran-did-it-test-the-right-thing/index.md): When an agent helps run an experiment, researchers need to know both what it actually did and whether someone else can repeat it. (2026-11-06)
- [The AI proposed a molecule. The lab still had to find out if it worked.](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/ai-proposed-molecules-the-lab-tested-them/index.md): A virtual team designed candidates against a virus. Then human researchers had to find out which ones worked in the physical world. (2026-11-09)
- [What happens to the questions AI makes inconvenient?](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/the-questions-ai-makes-inconvenient/index.md): AI can accelerate discovery, but research incentives also influence which questions get asked. (2026-11-06)