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By Donna Lu Picking out pests from plants is one use of this AI that can see past camouflageRolf Nussbaumer Photography / Alamy Camouflaged objects are difficult to detect, for both humans and artificial intelligence. But now an AI has been trained to parse objects from their backgrounds. This could have a variety of applications, such as being…

Scientists in the UK believe that medical detection dogs could be able to help identify coronavirus cases in humans.Medical detection dogs are already being used to identify cancer, malaria, and Parkinson's.Academics at universities in London and Durham are exploring whether the dogs' abilities extend to detecting the virus.National health systems have limited capacity to carry…