[company]IBM[/company] is teaming up with food conglomerate Mars to study, and hopefully protect, citizens from foodborne illnesses by sequencing the genes of…
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Deep learning now tackling autism and matching monkeys’ vision
Two studies published this week provide even more evidence that deep learning models are very good at computer vision and might be able…
Read MoreA decade after mapping the genome, scientists scramble for more imaging data to unravel its mysteries
Researchers perform image analysis on hundreds of genes one at a time to learn more about their functions and how they interact.…
Read MoreA day at Singularity University, where the future belongs to glowing plants and robotic elephants
SU targets recent graduates, executives and startups with a curriculum and support focused on fast-changing technologies. Its goal is clear: shape the world's discourse on inventions that could radically change the way we live.…
Read More23andMe hit with class action over “misleading” genetic ads
The controversy over 23andMe, which lets you get a genetics test through the mail, has expanded to a class action that demands refunds for the $99 test.…
Read MoreGoogle’s latest ‘moonshot’: improving health and extending your life with Calico
Led by the former CEO of biotech company Genentech and Apple chairman Arthur Levinson, Google's latest venture, Calico, wants to tackle aging and related illnesses.…
Read MoreThe Data Doc: Meet the MD who wants to bring custom healthcare to the masses
As digital health technology booms, MDRevolution is a first stab at trying to show how mobile health tracking tools, genetic assessments and personalized coaching can work together.…
Read MoreFollowing the money in health tech: sensor technology and personalized medicine got a boost in March
A montly look at where in health tech investors put their money.…
Read MoreWhy data is the key to better medicine — and maybe a cure for cancer
There's no shortage of great minds using big data techniques to improve the quality of our medical treatments, but sometimes they can't get access to the data they need most. Improving access to genetic data, for example, might just help cure cancer.…
Read MoreHow federal money will spur a new breed of big data
By pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into big data research and development, the Obama administration thinks it can push the current state of the art well beyond what's possible today, and into entirely new research areas. It's a noble goal, but also a necessary one.…
Read MoreAs genomics data approaches exascale, cloud could save the day
Now that human genomes will soon take only one day and $1,000 to sequence, life is about to get a lot easier for medical researchers, but a lot more difficult for companies trying to make a buck selling them tools to store and analyze genomic data.…
Read MoreOS X to Help Fight HIV
We all know OS X is more user-friendly, more aesthetically pleasing, and far less annoying than Windows, but did you know it’s…
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