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Canadian Lab Unravels SARS With A Beowulf Cluster

Posted by timothy on from the you-knew-they'd-come-in-handy dept.

Amad writes "A Canadian Genetics Research Lab in BC, Canada has used a Linux Beowulf cluster to help sequence the genetic code of the virus linked to SARS. This lab is the first to crack it, and has posted the data to the public. You can read an article about the discovery, or check out the lab."

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  1. Scientists and Evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    For every 1 scientist using information for evil, there are 5,000 using the information for good.

    Yeah, but the evil in this case is REALLY, REALLY evil. [Ever see a movie called The Andromeda Strain, or one called or The Stand?]

    PS: Not to pick nits, but the vast, overwhelming majority of scientists don't believe in quaint, archaic notions like "Good," or "Evil." They worship at the altar of a pagan religion they call "Science."