signalThe Rundown AI2026-09-25
Anthropic's AI biology lab makes its first find
Anthropic's AI biology lab made its first discovery: Claude agents scanning a DNA database found a never-before-seen CRISPR-like system in viruses, using 950 agents and 210M tokens in less than 24 hours. The system, named ART, may be a new kind of gene editor, though its function is unknown. Dario Amodei said the work was mostly Claude's.
- for who
- Scientists working in gene editing and AI-driven research
- what changes
- They can now leverage AI agents to accelerate discovery of novel biological systems, reducing analysis time from days to hours.
- to do
- Use Claude agents to analyze large genomic datasets for CRISPR-like repeat arrays and other hidden patterns.
key points
- Claude used 950 agents and 210M tokens in under a day
- Found novel CRISPR-like repeat array in viruses, named ART
- May represent new gene-editing system, says Dario Amodei
#anthropic#ai biology lab#crispr#gene editing#claude
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