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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.
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Anthropic announced that its AI system Claude autonomously identified a novel enzyme system that resembles the molecular machinery used by the gene‑editing technology CRISPR. The discovery emerged from the company’s newly opened wet‑lab facility, marking the first scientific output produced by that lab. Anthropic presented the result as an early test of Claude’s potential value for scientific research while the firm readies its upcoming public offering.
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