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January 28, 2006
Web game provides breakthrough in predicting spread of epidemics
Science Blog: Using a popular internet game that traces the travels of dollar bills, scientists have unveiled statistical laws of human travel in the United States, and developed a mathematical description that can be used to model the spread of infectious disease in this country. This model is considered a breakthrough in the field.
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