Anthropic’s biolab made a discovery it’s comparing to Crispr

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Verge

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Anthropic says its AI Claude has "autonomously discovered" a new enzyme system similar to machinery behind the powerful gene-editing tool Crispr.

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  • Reported by The Verge and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:10:35 UTC.

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