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An AI model has found a new ‘CRISPR-like’ biological system. Here’s what it means for science

By Dimitri Perrin, Head of School (Computer Science) and Co-Director (Centre for Data Science), Queensland University of Technology

Anthropic announced today that its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system identified a previously unknown biological system in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria.

The press release is the first from Anthropic’s new life sciences laboratory. It highlights some similarities to CRISPR, the natural bacterial defence system that scientists now use as…

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