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New AI technique identifies dead cells under the microscope 100 times faster than people can – potentially accelerating research on neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's

  • Written by Jeremy Linsley, Scientific Program Leader at Gladstone Institutes, University of California, San Francisco
imageEliminating human guesswork can make for faster and more accurate research.KTSDESIGN/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Understanding when and why a cell dies is fundamental to the study of human development, disease and aging. For neurodegenerative diseases such as Lou Gehrig’s disease, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s,...

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