Claude agents reportedly identified a CRISPR-like defense system in bacteriophage DNA
A post claims Anthropic ran 950 Claude agents for 21 hours to identify a defense system involving ART enzymes and accessory proteins. It says lab tests confirmed the agents’ core predictions.
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A post claims Anthropic ran 950 specialized Claude agents in a 21-hour search of bacteriophage DNA. It says they identified a previously unknown repeat-array defense system involving ART (array-associated reverse transcriptases), an enzyme biologists had previously documented in isolation. According to the post, biologists synthesized the proteins and confirmed the agents’ core predictions in lab tests.
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