Recognizing individuals with inherited diseases can be difficult because signs and symptoms often overlap those of common medical conditions. Focusing on inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs), we present ...

Over the last decade there have been several efforts at building knowledge-based "expert Systems," mostly in the scientific and medical arenas. Despite the fact that almost all such Systems are in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. This article is more than 5 years old. MYCIN was an AI program ...

An expert system based on fundamental knowledge of the design and function of an object. For example, such systems may be used to diagnose equipment problems. Contrast with rule-based expert system.