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

Anthropic (latest)October 14, 2026en

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Late last month, Anthropic claimed it had discovered a curious stretch of DNA in a virus called a bacteriophage that repeats over and over again. This is a similar feature to that of CRISPR, the basis of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.

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