Researchers unveil an AI tool that uses microbiomes to trace individuals’ movements, revolutionizing forensic investigations and disease tracking.
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created an innovative AI tool that can identify a person’s location based on the unique microorganisms they collect while traveling, similar to a bacterial GPS. This tool, called Microbiome Geographic Population Structure (mGPS), analyzes microbiome samples from various environments, including urban areas and natural ecosystems, to pinpoint origins ...