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Can a cheek swab screen for 7,442 genetic disorders?

SugarStrings says its proprietary machine learning-based crawler identifies novel mutations with 94.89% accuracy, allowing it to analyse genetic data across more diverse populations.

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Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo Spreads to 2 New Health Zones with a Total of 60 Areas Now Affected

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures…

  • Ebola outbreak spreads to Biena and Manguredjipa health zones in North Kivu province
  • Case fatality rate in new zones is higher than overall rate of 48%
  • WHO warns outbreak could surpass 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak

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