March 2018
Protein shape-sifting
Rice University team computes protein conformations for paths around autoimmunity.
Category Archives: Biology
May 2017
Brain-like computing
Biologically inspired architectures create opportunities and obstacles.
June 2013
Hard target
A supercomputer has modeled the HIV capsid, opening drug possibilities.
July 2011
The cloud versus E. coli
A European E. coli outbreak tests a DOE cloud computing testbed.
March 2011
Pinpointing proteins
A PNNL team’s method ratchets up accuracy to identify peptides.
March 2011
Simulating Life
Simulating biology from the subcellular to the whole human will require a big-picture view made possible only through exascale computing.
January 2010
Like clockwork
Using genetic engineering and computer modeling, researchers have built a genetic clock, in which bacteria use chemical signals to generate synchronized waves of activity.
August 2009
Unfolding protein
Proteins can be unpredictable, kinking into shapes that help to determine these biological workhorses’ functions – or dysfunctions. A University of Washington biologist is using high-performance computers to untangle proteins.
May 2009
Keeping the beat
Computer models get to the heart of arrhythmia causes.
June 2007
Food poisoning and computing
Chris Oehmen’s research bridges the worlds of biology and high-performance computing.