Unlocking genetic code of crop-damaging fungus paves way for better disease control

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major ...

New blood test detects subtle clotting changes in heart disease patients

Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how ...
Verywell Health

What Causes Huntington’s Disease?

Huntington's disease is caused by an inherited genetic change that causes production of an altered protein. This leads to nerve damage in areas of the brain that control movement and thinking.
IEEE

Genetic Algorithms for a Scheduling Problem of Parcel Delivery and Pickup by Drones

Abstract: Recent studies have been conducted actively on scheduling in a parcel delivery system using a truck and drones to deliver parcels more effectively. In logistics, it is necessary to provide ...
Frontiers

Efficiently solving open capacitated location-routing problems through a discrete fireworks algorithm

1 School of Management, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China 2 Institute of Mathematical Sciences ICMAT-CSIC, Madrid, Spain In the open capacitated location-routing ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...
The New York Times

Obesity Prediction Could Be Guided by Genetic Risk Scores

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting in childhood. By Gina Kolata Researchers have known for decades that ...
IEEE

Influence Maximization in Social Networks Using Improved Genetic Algorithm

Abstract: Influence maximization is one of the important problems in network science, data mining, and social media analysis. It focuses on identifying the most influential individuals (or nodes) in a ...
Phys.org

Mathematician solves algebra's oldest problem using intriguing new number sequences

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...
Wired

A New Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Solving a Huge Class of Problems

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...
Frontiers

Hybrid genetic algorithm and Q-learning-based solution for the time-variant berth and quay crane allocation problem

Institute of Logistics Science and Engineering of Shanghai Maritime University, Pudong, China Introduction: This study addresses the joint scheduling optimization of continuous berths and quay cranes ...