AI Reports · Anthropic · 2026-09-23 · Blog / commentary
Claude discovers a novel enzyme system
Anthropic has launched a life sciences research group and laboratory focused on fundamental biology using Claude. In early results, Claude agents discovered an enzyme system with unknown function and properties reminiscent of CRISPR, with only high-level direction from scientists. The work involves exploring DNA datasets to identify uncharacterized protein families, generating hypotheses at scale, and testing them in lab experiments.