Anthropic's agents found a CRISPR-like enzyme family; researcher says his team studied it since 2022
lulzxdxdxd · reddit · 2026-10-12
Per CNN, Anthropic says its AI agents discovered a CRISPR-like enzyme family in viral DNA — but one researcher notes his team had been studying the same enzymes since 2022. The episode highlights both AI agents' growing role in biological discovery and unresolved questions about attribution when AI-assisted findings overlap with existing academic work.
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