Teaching Computers to Recognize Unhealthy Guts – SDSC’s ‘Gordon’ Supercomputer Assists in New Microbiome Study
January 18, 2017 - A new proof-of-concept study by researchers from the University of California San Diego has succeeded in training computers to “learn” what a healthy versus an unhealthy gut microbiome looks like based on its genetic makeup.
Larry Smarr Helps NCSA Celebrate 30th Anniversary – HPC Wire
On Friday, Larry Smarr, whose unsolicited 1983 proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) begat NCSA in 1985 and helped spur NSF to create not one but five national centers for supercomputing, gave a celebratory talk at NCSA.
China Wins New Bragging Rights in Supercomputers – New York Times
Supercomputers are viewed in scientific circles as an indicator of national technology leadership, and they are vital for research in areas ranging from the development of new weapons and medicines, to the design of cars and consumer products.