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Anthropic says Claude discovered a CRISPR-like enzyme system

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Anthropic says its AI system Claude autonomously discovered a new enzyme system resembling the machinery behind CRISPR gene editing. The finding is the first result from Anthropic’s newly launched wet lab, but the system’s function is not yet known.

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  1. 10h agoAnthropic’s biolab made a discovery it’s comparing to Crispr · The Verge
  2. 5h agoAnthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What · Decrypt
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  4. First seen10h ago

    Anthropic’s biolab made a discovery it’s comparing to Crispr

    Anthropic says its AI Claude has "autonomously discovered" a new enzyme system similar to machinery behind the powerful gene-editing tool Crispr. It's the first result from Anthropic's newly-launched wet lab and an early test of Claude's usefulness for science as the company prepares to go public. The company says Claude found the enzyme system after […]

    The VergeThe Verge•Robert Hart