Anthropic launches biology lab; Claude discovers novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats
aigclink · x · 2026-09-24
Anthropic announced a new life sciences research group and in-house lab using Claude for fundamental biology: mining DNA datasets for uncharacterized protein families, generating hypotheses at scale, and testing them experimentally. Early result: with only high-level direction from scientists, Claude discovered a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like properties. The team, formed in spring 2026, frames agent-human collaboration at every step as a new paradigm for accelerating biological discovery.
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