Claude Discovers Novel CRISPR-like Enzyme System

Anthropic formed a life sciences research group using Claude to explore DNA datasets, identify uncharacterized protein families and generate hypotheses. Early results show Claude discovered a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like properties under only high-level scientist direction.

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