A state-of-the-art supercomputer examining colossal biological samples has discovered more than 100,000 new previously unknown strains of RNA viruses. Among these viruses are nine new coronaviruses.
An independent researcher working on the project, Dr. “We are entering a new era in understanding the genetic and spatial diversity of viruses in nature and how a wide variety of animals interface with these viruses. We hope we will not be caught off guard if something like SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, reappears,” said Artem Babaian. says.
The supercomputer used in this research has 22,500 processors. It could take more than a year for a traditional supercomputer to do this analysis. But this this computer completed this project in 11 days.
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