Scientific discovery stories

Sep 23, 2026

Anthropic's Claude AI discovers novel enzyme system resembling CRISPR

Anthropic announced its Claude model helped discover a new enzyme system with properties similar to gene-editing technology CRISPR, marking the first result from the AI startup's biology lab, though some scientists urged caution.

Sep 23, 20262 sources

May 21, 2026

Anthropic Co-Founder Predicts AI Will Make Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery Within a Year

Jack Clark, Anthropic co-founder, stated that AI will help make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within a year, describing a 'vertiginous sense of progress' alongside risks of the technology.

May 21, 20261 source