Life Sciences

Basically, DNA Is a Computing Problem

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:03:47 GMT

Genome sequencing has grown up alongside advances in computing power -- what used to be done in laboratories is now done in silicon.

Pfizer Extends Collaboration with Linguamatics

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Linguamatics Ltd. announced that Pfizer has extended its strategic collaboration with Linguamatics to use the I2E knowledge discovery platform for text mining across their R&D organization.

Bio-IT World 2008 Previews Conference Highlights

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:51 GMT

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 14 -- A plenary panel discussion on the exciting field of "personal genomics," featuring six of the most outstanding scientists, physicians and commentators in the field, is among...

Supercomputer Models Simulate Molecular Machinery

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:48 GMT

We're not robots, but the human body has machine-like aspects. A great example of a molecular machine is a membrane protein that responds to spikes of electricity by changing shape to allow potassium ions to enter a cell. Scientists are now using resources at the National Center for Computational Sciences to simulate the voltage-gated potassium channel in unprecedented detail.

Progeniq Receives Financing from BAF Spectrum

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:33 GMT

Progeniq Pte Ltd announced it has received an undisclosed sum of pre-series A financing from BAF Spectrum Pte Ltd.

Blue Gene Supercomputer Looks for Weak Spot in HIV Virus

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:30 GMT

A new research project intends to speed the design of drugs aimed at inhibiting infection by the HIV virus. Researchers aim to target the infection process itself by designing inhibitors for the part of the virus responsible for allowing the virus' genetic material to enter the human cell. They will attempt to design simultaneously multiple inhibitors to prevent the virus from mutating and invalidating the drug therapy as it does with single inhibitors.

Software Delivers Speed and Accuracy to Genome Research

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:21 GMT

PyroBayes software aids researchers analyzing millions of DNA sequences

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., March 28 -- It took a global corps of scientists approximately $500 million and 13 years to...

Connecting the Virtual Human

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:16 GMT

With research teams around the world working on computer models of the heart, the kidneys, the lungs, and other physiological systems, one group will focus on the arterial tree -- the link that connects all of these systems -- to reconstruct and simulate the arteries of a virtual human with greater accuracy than ever before.

PSC Takes Delivery of SGI Shared Memory Systems

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:10 GMT

PITTSBURGH, March 25 -- On schedule with plans announced in January, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) has taken delivery and begun testing two new SGI Altix 4700 systems. One,...

RENCI Joins Great Lakes Consortium for Petascale Computation

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:02:03 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 20 -- The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) announced today that it is a charter member of the Great Lakes Consortium for Petascale Computation. The...