Anthropic 称 Claude 发现新酶系统，CRISPR 研究者称属常规基因组挖掘
原标题：Anthropic says Claude discovered a new enzyme system, but CRISPR researchers call it routine genome mining
AI 摘要
Anthropic 称其 AI 模型 Claude 在 DNA 数据库中自主发现了一种此前未知的酶系统，命名为 ART，该系统类似 CRISPR 基因编辑工具，主要存在于感染细菌的噬菌体中，功能尚不明确。约 950 个 AI 智能体耗时 21 小时分析了超过 20 万个逆转录酶，人类负责设定研究问题并完成实验室实验。CRISPR 研究者 Lucas Harrington 则批评这属于已有数十年历史的常规基因组挖掘，类似系统自 2008 年起就已知，难点在于确定系统功能，而 Anthropic 并未展示这一点。
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Anthropic says Claude discovered a new enzyme system, but CRISPR researchers call it routine genome mining Anthropic's AI model Claude found a previously unknown enzyme system in DNA databases, doing most of the analysis on its own. Humans set the research question and ran the lab experiments. The system resembles the gene-editing tool CRISPR. Anthropic calls it one of the first discoveries from its Bay Area biology lab, which opened in spring 2026. About 950 AI agents spent 21 hours combing thr