Innovative algorithm makes genomic surveillance faster and more affordable for global disease outbreaks

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

New algorithm identifies disease-linked changes in cells without prior training

A new algorithm could drive breakthroughs in understanding cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other potentially fatal conditions. Researchers from the University of Waterloo developed the ...
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Protecting plants from disease

This segment is part of a recurring WKBN+ exclusive show, “Let’s Grow There.” For directions on how to download the free streaming app, click here.You can watch the full segment Thursday, June 18, at ...

Wearables to track plant health: Farmers could use real-time information to manage crop conditions

A smartwatch can tell us the level of oxygen in our blood, when our sleep is restless or the number of steps we take in a day ...
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Amanda Peet: ‘There’s No Algorithm For Grief’

'You can read Amanda Peet's essay, "My Season of Ativan" in The New Yorker. She's starring the second season of "Your Friends and Neighbors", streaming now on Apple TV+. If you have thoughts you want ...
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This artist uses nails, gold, plants and flowers to capture the ‘aura of Blackness’

You might hear Alexis Peskine’s art studio in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, before you see it. On a good day, the syncopated clatter of hammers hitting nails falls in between the soulful rhythms of ...
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Oldest known evidence of plague reveals the disease’s deadly impact 5,500 years ago

(CNN) — Ancient DNA recovered from cemeteries in southeast Siberia has revealed previously unknown strains of plague that had a deadly impact on an unexpected group of people 5,500 years ago. The ...