Claude finds CRISPR-like DNA pattern; agents find 104 eclipsing binaries

Claude surfacing a novel DNA pattern and astronomy discoveries shows AI agents contributing to open scientific problems.

Claude found a CRISPR-like DNA pattern that Anthropic scientists say they don't yet understand. Separately, a user's autonomous Claude agents found 104 new eclipsing binary stars and proposed a new detection method.

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Coverage: 2 sources, in order

1. 14 Oct 10:00 Scientific American: Claude just found a CRISPR-like DNA pattern, but even Anthropic's scientists aren't sure what it does
2. 14 Oct 10:20 Reddit: I suggested that my autonomous Claude agents try astronomy on my PC for fun. They found 104 new eclipsing binary stars and came up with a new method for finding them, on their own

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