Anthropic's new life sciences research group used Claude to discover a novel enzyme system with DNA repeats similar to CRISPR. The system, based on a reverse transcriptase from a jumbo phage, features non-coding DNA sequences and an accessory protein of unknown function, potentially offering new programmable tools for DNA manipulation.
Anthropic announced that Claude discovered a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like properties by autonomously analyzing DNA sequence databases. The system, based on a reverse transcriptase from a jumbo phage, features associated non-coding DNA repeats and an accessory protein, characteristics previously found only in programmable DNA-manipulation systems.