Claude discovered a novel enzyme system with properties reminiscent of CRISPR
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Claude has discovered a previously unknown enzyme system hidden in the DNA of bacteriophages. Beside the enzyme’s gene sits a long array of repeating DNA—a structure that looks somewhat similar to CRISPR. We don’t yet understand what this system does, but only a handful of known systems share its f…
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- 2026-09-23 18:27 · r/singularity
Claude discovered a novel enzyme system with properties reminiscent of CRISPR