Computers learn to spot deadly bacteria
Machine learning can predict strains of bacteria likely to cause food poisoning outbreaks, research has found.
Machine learning can predict strains of bacteria likely to cause food poisoning outbreaks, research has found.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 21, 2016
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Foodborne illnesses, like salmonella, E. Coli and norovirus infections, are a major public health concern affecting more than one out of six Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 15, 2016
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As law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and public health officials work to develop effective crime-prevention strategies, new research from the University of Iowa finds that individuals who report being victims ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2016
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Homes located near a gas well blowout that spewed the nation's largest-known release of methane had higher levels of toxic metals that could have caused symptoms Los Angeles residents have suffered from for months, public ...
Environment
May 14, 2016
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The identification of biological factors that predict which viruses are most likely to spread among humans could help prevent and contain outbreaks, a study in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 21, 2016
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A blowout at a natural gas well that spewed massive amounts of climate-changing methane for nearly four months and drove thousands of Los Angeles families from their homes has been permanently sealed, state officials declared ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2016
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With the outbreak of viruses like Zika, chikungunya, and dengue on the rise, public health officials are desperate to stop transmission.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2016
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A blowout at a natural gas well that leaked uncontrollably for 16 weeks and drove thousands of residents from their Los Angeles homes was plugged Thursday, a utility said.
Environment
Feb 12, 2016
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While the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has prompted the medical community, non-profit organizations, public health officials and the national media to educate the public to the dangers of misusing and ...
Ecology
Dec 23, 2015
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Crossing disciplinary boundaries is unusual – and crucially important. In 1998, groundbreaking thinker and eminent biologist EO Wilson cautioned against scientific overspecialization, warning that thought silos "…must ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2015
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