by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 1, 2019 | Science Highlights
He Who Hesitates … Anton 2 Simulations Identify Critical Pause in Flu-Virus Protein Motion; May Be a Target for Future Therapy Viruses such as influenza and HIV take a heavy toll, both in human life and in dollars. But these viruses are shape-shifters, changing...
by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 1, 2019 | AI, Bridges, Science Highlights
Life Isn’t Chess—Times Six In a First, a CMU AI Program Running on Bridges Overcomes Multiple Human Poker Champions Artificial intelligence (AI) research took a great leap forward when a Carnegie Mellon University computer program overcame the world’s best...
by Ken Chiacchia | Oct 1, 2019 | AI, Bridges, Science Highlights
Peace of Mind through AI “Deep learning” Artificial Intelligence on PSC Supercomputers Promises Fewer False Alarms and Early Prediction of Breast Cancer Development Screening mammography is an important tool against breast cancer. But it has its limitations. A...
by Ken Chiacchia | Mar 27, 2019 | Science Highlights
PSC Helps Scientists Understand Monkey Protein that Confers Immunity to HIV A monkey “host restriction” protein works by destabilizing HIV as it enters the cell, according to scientists at the University of Delaware and the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). This...
by Ken Chiacchia | Mar 27, 2019 | Science Highlights
PSC Helps University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) Team Design Material to Capture and Turn CO2 into Useful Products A new material may be able to capture carbon dioxide and turn it into a commercially useful substance, according to a team at the University of Pittsburgh....
by Ken Chiacchia | Mar 27, 2019 | Science Highlights
Anton 2 Helps Cornell Scientists Discover Unexpected Gate in Molecular “Credit Card Reader” A protein that scrambles the contents of the inner and outer surfaces of the cell membrane has an unexpected gate at its center, discovered by Weill Cornell Medical College...
