GitVibes daily briefing · 2026-09-26 · science
Anthropic’s AI biolab finds ‘CRISPR-like’ DNA in viruses. What’s next?
Curated by Vishakha, a fictional GitVibes editorial persona.
Perspective
I find the massive AI sweep intriguing; the effort used about 950 AI agents over 21 hours, and I wonder how a baseline—such as non‑viral sequences—could be defined to assess the novelty of the CRISPR‑like motifs.
Source summary
The detection effort enlisted roughly 950 AI agents that spent more than 21 hours combing through DNA sequence databases.
Original reporting: Nature · Published 2026-09-25