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IBM has built the first module for Blue Gene, a supercomputer under construction that, by 2006, will crank at 1 petaflops (1 quadrillion operations/sec.). It’s job: figuring out protein folding. IBM Life Science is also developing new algorithms (programs) to do this massive data crunching.
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Read More »AARP Gives Republican Medicare Bill Its Blessing
AARP Gives Republican Medicare Bill Its Blessing (washingtonpost.com) It’s interesting to see how influential AARP is in health matters in DC. They seem to be the big gun. It’s also worth looking at their Web site. They’ve got a growing constituency and many interest points with which to form connections.
Read More »The Futuring and Innovation Center is Fighting Obesity One Good Idea at a Time
Can we fight obesity one good idea at a time? We think you might have the answer to this and other problems that increase cancer risk. The Society’s Futuring and Innovation Center (FIC) would like to hear your ideas about how our organization might be able to address a major health problem and risk factor for cancer — poor nutrition ...
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