# Anthropic says Claude AI model discovers CRISPR-like enzyme system

https://mins.news/en/item/71688

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 04:26 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/24/ai-model-claude-discovers-crispr-like-enzyme-system-anthropic-says?traffic_source=rss

> Anthropic says its Claude model autonomously found a new enzyme system in bacterial DNA after 21 hours searching a DNA-sequence database. The company suspects it may represent a new gene-editing mechanism, but its function and practical potential remain unknown. Experts called the finding exciting while warning that a CRISPR-like pattern is not necessarily a new CRISPR technology.

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