Margaretta Colangelo posted on LinkedIn

Scientists Used AI to Crack COVID19's Genetic Signature and Identify Its Origin. Their machine-learning method achieved 100% accurate classification of the COVID19 sequences and discovered the most relevant relationships among more than 5,000 viral genomes within minutes. Gurjit Randhawa and his colleagues identified the underlying genomic signature for 29 different #COVID19 DNA sequences. Their paper demonstrates how machine learning can use genomic signatures to provide very rapid classification of novel pathogens and supports the scientific hypothesis that COVID19 has its origin in bats. They used an ultra-fast graphics based classification system that delivered accurate classifications of the virus without a priori biological knowledge.