The Victorian Government announced a $50 million grant to develop a Supercomputer to seek a cure for cancer and other life threatening illnesses.
Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings, also speaking in the US city of San Diego, said the supercomputer would enable Victoria’s medical researchers to predict the likely resistance path of viruses to existing drugs.
“This will lead to major improvements in public health outcomes – particularly in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular and neurological disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, bone diseases and diabetes,” said Professor James Angus, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
Not mentioned on the press release however, is the long list of games the research team will be playing on this baby. (via The Age)
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