The Life sciences glossary pulls together key definitions of life sciences terms and provides links to relevant resources. The glossary is growing as we identify further terms for inclusion. One growing area is artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The Life sciences glossary includes certain terms that relate to AI/ML
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