They found that their system could correctly predict a person's age with 92 per
cent accuracy within the 3 to 20 age range — beyond what is possible with other techniques (Current Biology, doi.org/h6n).
Not exact matches
By measuring levels of a modified protein, they could identify those who went on to develop secondary tumours
within two years, with more than 90 per
cent accuracy.
This
accuracy really shows up in areas such as radiation treatment for cancer, where the dose delivered to the patient's tumour needs to be accurate to
within 3 per
cent to achieve the best outcome.
These molecules predicted who went on to get Alzheimer's
within the next three years with up to 96 per
cent accuracy (Nature Medicine, doi.org/rtn).
The tool can correctly place a user
within a 100 - metre radius with up to 85 per
cent accuracy.
The emissions estimates were
within 15 percent or more of the official figures and the team would like to increase the
accuracy to
within five per
cent in future.