编辑者： Svitlana Velhush
Anthropic于2026年9月23日宣布，其模型Claude自主在噬菌体基因组中发现了一种此前未被描述的酶系统。
该系统被命名为ART——阵列相关逆转录酶（array-associated reverse transcriptases）。它包含一个逆转录酶、一个功能未知的相邻基因，以及一段长长的重复DNA序列阵列。
正是这段重复序列阵列让人联想到CRISPR的结构，尽管ART的功能目前仍属未知。
Claude借助约950个智能体分析了海量DNA数据库。其中一个智能体在工作21小时后注意到了一种异常模式，并指出它与类CRISPR重复序列的相似性。
逆转录酶本身在此前的研究中曾出现过，但正是Claude首次勾勒出该系统的完整语境——阵列及其伙伴基因。
这一发现成为Anthropic新设生物学实验室的首个引人注目的成果，该实验室将AI与湿实验室实验相结合。
公司科学家强调：ART是在感染细菌的病毒中发现的，其在基因编辑或其他应用方面的潜力仍有待研究。
这种方法能否加速生物学发现，尚需时间检验，但如今已很清楚：在处理海量数据时，AI能够发现逃过人类目光的模式。
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