In animal and clinical studies of Cryptosporidium infection, counting Cryptosporidium oocysts in collected fecal samples is often critical to interpretation of results and validity of statistical ...

Researchers have developed a method for generating numbers guaranteed to be random, through the use of quantum mechanics. The experimental technique surpasses all previous methods for ensuring the ...

In cereal crops, the number of new leaves each plant produces is used to study the periodic events that constitute the biological life cycle of the crop. The conventional method of determining leaf ...

If you want to start an argument in certain circles, claim to have a random number generation algorithm. Turns out that producing real random numbers is hard, which is why people often turn to strange ...

The official count of COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts will decline by about 3,700 under a new surveillance system that state health leaders say more accurately captures the true toll from the virus. ...

The state’s official tally of COVID-19 deaths dropped by more than 3,700 in data released Monday under a new counting method that Massachusetts health officials say more accurately reflects the ...