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Anthropic said Wednesday that its Claude model autonomously identified a previously uncharacterized enzyme system in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria, announcing the finding alongside the launch of its new life sciences research group and laboratory.

Anthropic said Wednesday that its Claude model autonomously identified a previously uncharacterized enzyme system in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria, announcing the finding alongside the launch of its new life sciences research group and laboratory.

The system, named" array-associated reverse transcriptases," or ART, has three parts: an enzyme that copies RNA into DNA, a partner gene beside it and a long array of evenly spaced DNA repeats. Its function has not been determined.

The system, named" array-associated reverse transcriptases," or ART, has three parts: an enzyme that copies RNA into DNA, a partner gene beside it and a long array of evenly spaced DNA repeats. Its function has not been determined.

Anthropic said researchers supplied only an initial prompt and the lab work. Over 21 hours, about 950 Claude agents used roughly 210 million tokens, gathering more than 200,000 reverse transcriptases and narrowing 3,500 candidates to 20 for closer analysis.

Anthropic said researchers supplied only an initial prompt and the lab work. Over 21 hours, about 950 Claude agents used roughly 210 million tokens, gathering more than 200,000 reverse transcriptases and narrowing 3,500 candidates to 20 for closer analysis.

The underlying reverse transcriptase, found in a jumbo phage, had been described in earlier studies. According to a preprint by Anthropic researchers, Claude surveyed reverse transcriptase loci across 1.9 billion protein clusters during the campaign.

The underlying reverse transcriptase, found in a jumbo phage, had been described in earlier studies. According to a preprint by Anthropic researchers, Claude surveyed reverse transcriptase loci across 1.9 billion protein clusters during the campaign.

Feng Zhang, an MIT professor and CRISPR pioneer who reviewed the preprint, called the identification of RNA-repeat arrays linked to reverse transcriptases "genuinely intriguing." Anthropic said all lab work was performed by human scientists at BSL-1 and BSL-2 levels.

Feng Zhang, an MIT professor and CRISPR pioneer who reviewed the preprint, called the identification of RNA-repeat arrays linked to reverse transcriptases "genuinely intriguing." Anthropic said all lab work was performed by human scientists at BSL-1 and BSL-2 levels.

Posting on X, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said whilst the system's function and biotechnological utility were not yet clear, the finding was part of a "pattern where AI performance in new intellectual domains goes from weak to superhuman in a matter of a few years."

Posting on X, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said whilst the system's function and biotechnological utility were not yet clear, the finding was part of a "pattern where AI performance in new intellectual domains goes from weak to superhuman in a matter of a few years."

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