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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. In Soviet Russia, SARS unravels you! by psicE · · Score: 0, Troll

    A Beowulf cluster of SARS... now that's a scary thought...