Claude just found a CRISPR-like DNA pattern, but even Anthropic's scientists aren't sure what it does

The large language model took less than a day to identify the curious stretch of DNA

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2026-10-14 10:00 · Scientific American
Claude just found a CRISPR-like DNA pattern, but even Anthropic's scientists aren't sure what it does

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