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10:05 pmBRS avoided Tummidihatti as per CWC recommendations on water availability: Harish Rao
10:04 pmBJP protest against Mallikarjun Kharge in Bengaluru
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Health

Did AI just find the next CRISPR? Why gene editing experts say not yet

Reported by India Today 26 Oct 2026, 7:30 am IST 1 min read

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An AI model spotted a strange pattern in a virus's DNA that looks a little like CRISPR. Its makers cannot yet say what it does, and the experts we asked say it is not a gene editing tool.

A teaspoon of seawater holds millions of viruses. Many of them are bacteriophages, or phages, and each has a single ambition: to find a bacterium, break into the organism and turn it into a factory for more phages. Bacteria are single-celled living b... [9716 chars]

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Section: Health
Topics: AI & gadgets, Health alerts
First reported by: India Today
Published: Monday, 26 October 2026, 7:30 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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