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AI agents found a repeating DNA pattern beside a phage enzyme
Claude agents spotted a repeating DNA pattern beside a little-studied enzyme in viruses that infect bacteria. Researchers found related arrangements and measured short RNAs from the array. What the system does remains unknown.
Anthropic life sciences laboratory
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Lab results can steer an AI toward more useful proteins
Researchers fed measured results from laboratory-tested proteins back into a protein language model. Across five protein families, the approach generated candidates that performed better in the study's assays. This is a protein-engineering method, not evidence of a new medicine or benefit to patients.
Nature Communications · September 12, 2026
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AlphaFold 3 predicts how several kinds of biological molecules fit together
AlphaFold 3 extends structure prediction beyond proteins to interactions involving DNA, RNA, small molecules and antibodies. Its benchmark gains can guide experiments, but a predicted structure is not proof of binding or biological effect.
Abramson and colleagues · Nature · May 8, 2024
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3 of 3 results. End of results.