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AI used to ‘predict the next coronavirus’ – BBC News
Scientists use AI to tackle the puzzle of where a new coronavirus could emerge.
By Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News
image captionScientists hope the approach could be used to prioritise the search for viruses emerging in animal populations
A team of scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to work out where the next novel coronavirus could emerge.
The researchers used a combination of fundamental biology and machine learning.
Their computer algorithm predicted many more potential hosts of new virus strains than have previously been detected.
The findings…
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