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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. How about a beowulf cluster of these by Tuxinatorium · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    $50 Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred Revision B: Easily overclocked to 2.4ghz (3000+) stably on air, and they can be modded into Athlon MPs by just closing the last L5 bridge with a conductive pen. That way you can build a 30 gigaflop dual processor rig for around $500.

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