http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=934292006
Scots join Grid to find cures
SCOTTISH scientists are working on a new super computer which will help develop drugs to treat bird flu and malaria.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the National e-Science Centre (NeSC) are using a global network of turbo-charged computing power known as "The Grid" to help find cures up to a hundred times faster than they would using conventional laboratory techniques.
The scientists have been able to screen thousands of potential cures online in only a few weeks - instead of many months using existing trial and error methods.
The software allows scientists to sift through whole libraries of chemical compounds and see very quickly which might be effective.
They can then create 3D models of potential new drugs on screen. These can then be matched with models of key proteins found in the bird flu virus and in malaria parasites.
Scots join Grid to find cures
SCOTTISH scientists are working on a new super computer which will help develop drugs to treat bird flu and malaria.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the National e-Science Centre (NeSC) are using a global network of turbo-charged computing power known as "The Grid" to help find cures up to a hundred times faster than they would using conventional laboratory techniques.
The scientists have been able to screen thousands of potential cures online in only a few weeks - instead of many months using existing trial and error methods.
The software allows scientists to sift through whole libraries of chemical compounds and see very quickly which might be effective.
They can then create 3D models of potential new drugs on screen. These can then be matched with models of key proteins found in the bird flu virus and in malaria parasites.
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