AI used to ‘predict the next coronavirus’
Scientists use AI to tackle the puzzle of where a new coronavirus could emerge. …
The Asian palm civet and greater horseshoe bat, for example, were predicted to be host to 32 and 68 different coronaviruses, respectively. And in species including the common hedgehog, the European rabbit and the dromedary camel, the algorithm predicted that Sars-CoV-2 might recombine with other, existing coronaviruses.