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CIN: Linux Tackles Deadly SARS Virus

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 16, 2003

“With the help of a cluster of PCs running Linux, Canadian
researchers have made a major breakthrough in tackling the deadly
SARS virus.

“The scientists, at the Genome Sciences Centre at the British
Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, used a 232-node Linux cluster
to uncover the genetic sequence of the coronavirus believed to be
responsible for SARS.

“The sequence was completed earlier this week, using one
millionth of a gram of purified genetic material from Canadian
patients with the virus, supplied by Canada’s National Microbiology
Lab in Winnipeg…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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