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Nitroduck, founded by plant synthetic biologists and iGEM Grand Prize winners, is launching a CRISPR-based crop design platform that delivers gene edits via pollen grains instead of stem cells, aiming to make any crop gene-editable and eventually obsolete pesticides by 2042.
Anthropic announced a 'Claude-led' discovery of a novel enzyme system in viral DNA resembling CRISPR gene-editing mechanisms, but scientists questioned the claim, calling the results preliminary, unpeer-reviewed, and possibly duplicating unpublished doctoral research.
研究人员利用生成式AI设计蛋白质，并从31,565个基因组中筛选出数千个PiggyBac转座酶家族成员，其中一个AI设计变体使培养细胞中的靶向DNA插入效率翻倍，扩展了基因编辑工具集。
Wired profiles biotech founder Cathy Tie, whose company Origin Genomics is pushing to bring gene-edited human embryos to IVF clinics, arguing in Trends in Genetics that germline editing is a moral imperative—though safety evidence and ethics concerns remain hotly debated.
Anthropic claims its AI model Claude discovered an enzyme system reminiscent of CRISPR, potentially advancing gene editing, though scientists emphasize the need for further validation.
At the UN Security Council, Dario Amodei announced that Claude AI discovered a new gene-editing mechanism through autonomous literature review and experimental design, with human-verified laboratory experiments.
Anthropic used 950 Claude agents for 21 hours to find a candidate protein for gene editing, potentially a new CRISPR-like mechanism, highlighting the rapid advancement of AI in scientific research.
Dario Amodei announced that Claude, an AI model, discovered a molecular machine that could be a new gene editing mechanism, though its significance is not yet clear.
Anthropic announced a Claude-led discovery of a molecular machine that may represent a new gene editing mechanism, emphasizing AI's potential to rapidly advance biological research from weak to superhuman levels.
Anthropic's AI Claude autonomously discovered a new enzyme system similar to Crispr in its biolab, demonstrating AI's capabilities for scientific research.
MIT Technology Review features five young innovators under 35 working on groundbreaking biotech projects, including a postpartum hemorrhage device, advanced brain electrodes, personalized gene-editing therapy, age-reversal eye treatment, and AI-designed viruses.
Reed Jobs, son of Steve Jobs, manages a $1B+ VC firm called Yosemite that invests in cancer research and biotech, including AI drug discovery and gene editing, with the goal of making cancer non-lethal.
A tweet about the AASF 2026 life sciences panel discussion, noting that life sciences are shifting from observation to targeted manipulation of genes, proteins, and cellular states.
A roundup of today's top technology stories: Meta's AI model breached another firm, Samsung and SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools, London approves robotaxis with human drivers, CRISPR-edited dogs show allergy-free promise, OpenAI fights Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, and AI drives the super-app trend.
Scientists at Kindred Companion Sciences used CRISPR to knock out the Can f 1 allergen gene in dog cells, successfully creating two gene-edited beagles that don't trigger allergic reactions, as detailed in a paper in The Crispr Journal.
A new CRISPR-based enzyme shows promise in early tests for targeting tumor-causing mutations and shredding cancer DNA.
Researchers used AlphaFold AI to identify and redesign parts of gene-editing proteins (Cas9) responsible for off-target effects, significantly improving safety by reducing unintended edits.
A joint investigation by Science and Retraction Watch has revealed an unreported death case in China involving gene editing therapy: A 6-year-old girl died after receiving a base editing therapy that was not approved by the National Medical Products Administration, raising ethical and regulatory concerns.
A couple paid over $800,000 for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter, who subsequently died.
Researchers used base editing, a precise genome editing technique, to study the role of the NANOG gene in human embryo development, revealing it is critical for forming pluripotent epiblast cells.