Anthropic’s biolab made a discovery it’s comparing to Crispr
Anthropic says Claude agents found a bacteriophage enzyme system it compares to CRISPR.
The Verge reports that Anthropic says Claude autonomously found a previously uncharacterized enzyme system in bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, by searching a large DNA-sequence database. Nearly 950 Claude agents processed about 210 million tokens over 21 hours; Anthropic says scientists supplied the initial prompt and performed lab validation. The company compared the system to machinery behind CRISPR but said its function and any practical use remain unclear. The announcement is the first result from Anthropic's new wet lab as it courts scientists and drug-discovery work before a planned public listing.
- About 950 Claude agents searched DNA data for 21 hours.
- They flagged an uncharacterized bacteriophage enzyme system.
- Anthropic likens it to CRISPR, but applications are unproven.
- The claim promotes Anthropic's new wet lab ahead of an IPO.
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1 min read at theverge.com
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.
By Robert Hart · theverge.com
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