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Deep learning algorithm does as well as dermatologists in
identifying skin cancer
A dermatologist uses a dermatoscope,
a type of handheld microscope, to look
at skin. Computer scientists at Stanford
University have created an artificially
intelligent diagnosis algorithm for skin
cancer that matched the performance of
board-certified dermatologists. (Image
credit: Matt Young)
anuary 25 January
Discover the label-free detection market worth 2.13 billion USD
by 2020.
The report “Label-Free Detection Market by Technology (Surface Plasmon Resonance,
Bio-Layer Interferometry), Products (Consumables, Microplates, Biosensor Chips),
Applications (Binding Kinetics, Binding Thermodynamics, Lead Generation) - Global
Forecasts to 2020” , provides a detailed overview of the major drivers, restraints, chal-
lenges, opportunities, current market trends, and strategies impacting the global label-
free detection market along with the estimates and forecasts of the revenue and share
analysis.
26 January
Artificial silk has been developed from whey protein
Scientists at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden have
found a way to spin artificial silk out cow’s whey proteins could pave the
way for novel biosensors.
24 January