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  "title": "What Claude discovered in viral DNA—and why it matters",
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  "standfirst": "Anthropic’s agents identified an overlooked biological arrangement and gave scientists a concrete reason to investigate it. Its function, and the reliability of the discovery method, remain open questions.",
  "summary": "What Anthropic’s array-associated reverse transcriptase discovery establishes about biology and AI research—and what remains unproved.",
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    "alt": "A sculptural genomic ribbon carries repeating teal units and amber spacers, followed by two abstract directional gene markers.",
    "caption": "The pattern that prompted a new question: repeated DNA units and spacers beside an RT-like gene and a partner gene. AI-generated conceptual illustration, not a molecular structure or measured locus. Their joint biological function has not been demonstrated."
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