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Artificial intelligence could revolutionize medical care. But don’t trust it to read your x-ray just yet

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Bejesus! A cockamamie AI can predict which craptacular words you’ll find funny

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Vol 364, Issue 6445
14 June 2019

In Brief

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In Depth

Trump clamps down on fetal tissue research

By Meredith Wadman, Jocelyn KaiserJun. 14, 2019
Draft bill reignites U.S. debate over patenting human genes

By Kelly ServickJun. 14, 2019
Mountain high: oldest clear signs of pot use

By Andrew LawlerJun. 14, 2019
Satellites see hurricane winds despite military signal tweaks

By Paul VoosenJun. 14, 2019
X-ray telescope keeps Russia's space science hopes alive

By Daniel CleryJun. 14, 2019
Experimental drug holds off type 1 diabetes

By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelJun. 14, 2019

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