Anthropic's biology team, assisted by Claude, discovers novel ART enzyme system

felixrieseberg · x · 2026-09-24

Anthropic's experimental biology team reports its first major breakthrough: a new enzyme system — array-associated reverse transcriptases (ART) — never before reported by human scientists.

Felix Rieseberg highlights that Claude assisted the research, and its analytical takes during the process were a joy to read. A landmark example of AI contributing to genuine scientific discovery.

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