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Distributed Computing, Rothberg battle SARS
by Caliban Thursday 01-May-2003
A distributed-computing project harnesses volunteer computers in a project much like Seti@home to test drugs that might help curb SARS.

The project uses computers' idle time to create a supercomputer capable of using models to rapidly test the effectiveness of potential drugs to fight the SARS virus.

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babacher
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Exposure!

This kind of publicity is invaluable to the long-term viability of the project.

Excellent!

HiVolt
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Re: Exposure!

Yeah no kidding! People are droppin like flies from SARS here in Toronto... Pretty sad.

slash
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This should do a good job at making people aware of DC as a whole.
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Why not?

bixantine
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Re: Exposure!

This is certainly great news. a lot of people here in Asia are suffering from this at the cure to this is just as important as finding a cure for cancer and other childhood illness.

Cheers!!!
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