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Anthropic wet lab uses Claude to discover CRISPR-like enzyme system

Anthropic's AI model Claude has autonomously discovered a new enzyme system similar to the machinery behind the gene-editing tool CRISPR. The discovery is the first result from Anthropic's newly launched wet lab. The company says Claude identified the system after analyzing genomic data.

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Anthropic wet lab uses Claude to discover CRISPR-like enzyme system: Anthropic's AI model Claude has autonomously discovered a new enzyme system similar to the machinery behind the gene-editing tool CRISPR. The discovery is the first result from Anthropic's newly launched wet lab. The company says Claude identified the system after analyzing genomic data.