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Providing Ethical Guidance when Translating Science into Technology
July 1, 2024 | Collaborative ethics model aims to ensure safety and benefit for everyone.
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An AI Tool That Can Help Forecast Viral Outbreaks
October 26, 2023 | EVEscape predicts future viral mutations, new variants using evolutionary, biological information.
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Can AI Transform The Way We Discover New Drugs?
December 20, 2022 | HMS-led team designs AI platform to optimize drug discovery.
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Approach to Demystify Black Box AI Not Ready for Prime Time
October 10, 2022 | Research suggests that compared with human clinicians, image heat maps underperform and require further refinement.
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New Portable Diagnostic Detects SARS-CoV-2 RNA and Antibodies at the Same Time
August 17, 2022 | Novel, multiplexed platform combines CRISPR with electrochemical sensing to track infections’ course via saliva.
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More Than Just Vaccine Certificates
April 8, 2022 | Vaccine QR codes a step on long journey to computerize healthcare.
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Interactive Web Series Explores Environmental Racism
February 2, 2022 | New series of web resources from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health tell a multifaceted story about disparities in environmental exposures.
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Five Questions with Gang Luo
January 21, 2021 | Our Sight & Science pilot funding awardee discusses his research using smartphone technology to assist the visually impaired.
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