How would an LLM attempt to cure cancer?

I built a simulated disease and let AI models try to cure it. Here is what they got right, what they got wrong, and where they beat PhDs.

Building a Tissue Simulator

A 2D tissue simulation where cells have real molecular machinery — genes, RNAs, proteins, metabolites — and have to live with the consequences of their biology.

Random Events Can Produce Repeatable Patterns

Aging looks like a program, but that doesn't mean random damage doesn't play a role.