Whether we are predisposed to particular diseases depends to a large extent on the countless variants in our genome. However, particularly in the case of genetic variants that only rarely occur in the ...

Genetic algorithms (GAs) are a class of population-based metaheuristic search methods inspired by principles of natural selection and evolution. They solve complex optimisation problems by encoding ...

Researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify optimal pitch profiles for the blades of vertical-axis wind turbines, which despite their high energy potential, have until now been ...

Every organism you have ever seen, every ecosystem you have ever walked through, is the ongoing output of an algorithm that ...

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify optimal pitch profiles for the blades of vertical-axis wind turbines. vertical-axis wind ...

For many diseases and chronic conditions, an individual's genes play a role in their likelihood of developing the disease. While some inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia, ...

Depression is a highly common mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Medical professionals have established that the disorder arises from a combination of biological ...

The Diagnostic Window Bottleneck: Neurologists rely heavily on EEGs to diagnose epilepsy, but standard clinical sessions provide only a 20-minute snapshot of brain activity, making manual detection ...

Researchers developed an AI tool that can classify meningiomas and predict recurrence risk using routine pathology slides, ...

EPFL researchers developed optimal pitch profiles for vertical-axis wind turbines using a genetic learning algorithm. The new pitch profiles resulted in a 200% increase in turbine efficiency and a 77% ...