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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. Great... by BoBathan · · Score: 5, Funny

    We just slashdotted information that could possibly (and probably) lead to a cure for SARS. Are we all terrorists now?

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