Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats
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Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats
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cactusplant7374 · · focus · HN ↗
> After reviewing the pre-print, Feng Zhang, one of the pioneers of CRISPR genome editing and a professor at MIT and the Broad Institute said:
> This is an exciting example of how AI agents can contribute to biological discovery. The identification of RNA-repeat arrays associated with reverse transcriptases is genuinely intriguing and merits further investigation. I hope this work encourages more scientists to explore how AI can support their research.