Software beats animal tests at predicting toxicity of chemicals

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Machine-learning software trained on masses of chemical-safety data is so good at predicting some kinds of toxicity that it now rivals — and sometimes outperforms — expensive animal studies, researchers report.

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Nature 559, 163 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05664-2

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