Genomic surveillance—the process of monitoring and sequencing pathogens—is one of the most important tools for detecting ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), led by Prof. Liu Qi, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School's Marinka Zitnik lab, have developed a novel deep ...

Semiconductors are central to modern technology. They are used in computer chips, solar cells, sensors, LEDs and ...

We developed two algorithms to identify patients with stomach, lung, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancers: diagnosis only (algorithm 1), and combining diagnosis, treatments, and medicines ...

For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect accountability ...

When quantum computers become powerful enough, they could theoretically crack the encryption algorithms that keep us safe. The race is on to find new ones. Tech Review Explains: Let our writers ...

Grade school math students are likely familiar with teachers admonishing them not to just guess the answer to a problem. But a new proof establishes that, in fact, the right kind of guessing is ...

When it comes to teaching math, a debate has persisted for decades: How, and to what degree, should algorithms be a focus of learning math? The step-by-step procedures are among the most debated ...