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It takes a planet

To take full advantage of deep-learning solutions in healthcare, the United States and China should collaborate, not compete.

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Topol, E., Lee, KF. It takes a planet. Nat Biotechnol 37, 858–861 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0214-z

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