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As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, a new mathematical model could offer insights on how to improve future epidemic predictions based on how information mutates as it is transmitted from person to person and group to group.

A study based on the 2018 oil spill accident off Corsica, demonstrates the effectiveness of the MEDSLIK-II oil spill model, which researchers developed for predicting an oil-beaching event.

Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to Queensland Brain Institute researchers investigating the genes linked with vitamin D.

South Australian researchers are testing a vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

OCF is assisting its customers to get involved in “Folding@home” in the fight against COVID-19.

A team of medical researchers and bioethicists at Oxford University has published results today in Science that furthers our understanding of coronavirus transmission. The researcher could assist the development of mobile apps for instant contact tracing in record time.

A new study showcases the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for analyzing brain images during stroke. The process of lesion segmentation normally involves manual analysis by expert radiologists, but new techniques could speed up the analysis.

Recent work has found that people at times prefer less information, even when this means they might not be able to make fully informed decisions. However, little is known about the prevalence of such avoidance. Who are the people who choose blissful ignorance over facing reality?

Scientists from the University of Würzburg and the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) with colleagues in Constance, France and Russia have now successfully sequenced the genome of the sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), a relatively small species of sturgeon.

Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have launched a new database to advance the international research efforts studying COVID-19.