Anthropic's Claude AI Discovers New CRISPR-Like Enzyme System
The company reports that its model identified a previously uncharacterized enzyme system in viral DNA, though experts urge caution regarding its significance.
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First reported by Hacker News, 4h 49m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
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| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 75% |
| 27 Sept, 08:42 UTC | 75% |
| 27 Sept, 03:33 UTC | 71% |
| 27 Sept, 02:14 UTC | 72% |
| 26 Sept, 21:49 UTC | 73% |
| 26 Sept, 01:54 UTC | 74% |
| 25 Sept, 18:00 UTC | 75% |
| 25 Sept, 15:35 UTC | 72% |
| 25 Sept, 13:46 UTC | 75% |
| 25 Sept, 09:57 UTC | 64% |
| 25 Sept, 06:23 UTC | 73% |
| 25 Sept, 02:46 UTC | 71% |
| 25 Sept, 02:13 UTC | 64% |
| 24 Sept, 23:00 UTC | 65% |
| 24 Sept, 16:47 UTC | 73% |
| 24 Sept, 16:26 UTC | 72% |
| 24 Sept, 13:03 UTC | 74% |
| 24 Sept, 03:26 UTC | 73% |
| 24 Sept, 00:09 UTC | 72% |
| 23 Sept, 19:54 UTC | 66% |
| 23 Sept, 15:54 UTC | 71% |
| 23 Sept, 14:15 UTC | 70% |
| 22 Sept, 13:12 UTC | 64% |
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The story so far
9 publishers have covered this in 10 articles since 23 Sept 2026. Hacker News published first, on 23 September at 18:06 UTC; decrypt.co followed 4h 49m later. The most recent article, from New Scientist, appeared on 25 September at 11:04 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), Nature (major outlet), Hacker News, decrypt.co, Times of India, Quartz, New Scientist.
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- Anthropic — the market puts it at 75%, with $108 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Anthropic’s model holds the top spot on LiveBench.ai's
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Anthropic at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- Hacker NewsClaude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats71%
- decrypt.coAnthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What66%▼5 points since the previous source
- Times of IndiaAnthropic’s Claude finds new CRISPR-like system in viruses72%▲6 points since the previous source
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraAI model Claude discovers CRISPR-like enzyme system, Anthropic says73%▲1 points since the previous source
- QuartzAnthropic's Claude entdeckte ein neues CRISPR-ähnliches Enzymsystem in viraler DNA.73%
- QuartzAnthropic's Claude discovered a new CRISPR-like enzyme system in viral DNA73%
- The New York TimesIn a New Anthropic Lab, A.I. Turns to Biology73%
- Bloomberg TechnologyAnthropic Biology Discovery Draws Cautious Notes From Scientists73%
- NatureAnthropic’s AI biolab finds ‘CRISPR-like’ DNA in viruses. What’s next?65%▼8 points since the previous source
- New ScientistAnthropic’s discovery will, at best, be just another gene-editing tool64%▼1 points since the previous source
- Current odds75%
Sources
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- Anthropic’s AI biolab finds ‘CRISPR-like’ DNA in viruses. What’s next? Nature ·
- Anthropic Biology Discovery Draws Cautious Notes From Scientists Bloomberg Technology ·
- In a New Anthropic Lab, A.I. Turns to Biology The New York Times ·
- AI model Claude discovers CRISPR-like enzyme system, Anthropic says Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Anthropic’s discovery will, at best, be just another gene-editing tool New Scientist
- Anthropic's Claude entdeckte ein neues CRISPR-ähnliches Enzymsystem in viraler DNA. Quartz
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- Anthropic's Claude discovered a new CRISPR-like enzyme system in viral DNA Quartz
- Anthropic’s Claude finds new CRISPR-like system in viruses Times of India
- Anthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What decrypt.co
- Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats Hacker News
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- Anthropic
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- Dario Amodei
- Feng Zhang