Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
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Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
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Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#2I can't really see why you would need a supercomputer to do the analysis they did (it shows SC centers are getting desperate for users; I wouldn't even have been allowed to run this code on a supercomputer when I was an academic, because it didn't need interconnect for strong scaling.
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#3The anthropomorphization of computers (especially powerful ones) is pretty annoying. A _person used a supercomputer_ to analyze Covid-19, and I’m guessing the theory didn’t just ‘emerge’ from the computer.
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#4The anthropomorphization of computers (especially powerful ones) is pretty annoying. A _person used a supercomputer_ to analyze Covid-19, and I’m guessing the theory didn’t just ‘emerge’ from the computer.
Behold the oracle!
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#5The study itself:
https://elifesciences.org/articles/59177
Excerpts from the abstract:
Bradykinin is a potent part of the vasopressor system that induces
hypotension and vasodilation and is degraded by ACE and enhanced by
the angiotensin1-9 produced by ACE2.
This very atypical pattern of the RAS is predicted to elevate
bradykinin levels in multiple tissues and systems that will likely
cause increases in vascular dilation, vascular permeability and
hypotension.
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#6Interesting, it seems to explain most aspects of the virus infection, except for the scenario where a carrier exhibits little or no symptoms
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#7I can't really see why you would need a supercomputer to do the analysis they did (it shows SC centers are getting desperate for users; I wouldn't even have been allowed to run this code on a supercomputer when I was an academic, because it didn't need interconnect for strong scaling.
Maybe to test the algorithms and results, so that next time something like this happens there can be a list of suggested treatments ready far sooner.
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#8The anthropomorphization of computers (especially powerful ones) is pretty annoying. A _person used a supercomputer_ to analyze Covid-19, and I’m guessing the theory didn’t just ‘emerge’ from the computer.
"I'm sorry Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#9Vitamin D for the win!
Re: Supercomputer analysis of Covid-19 leads to new theory
#10The anthropomorphization of computers (especially powerful ones) is pretty annoying. A _person used a supercomputer_ to analyze Covid-19, and I’m guessing the theory didn’t just ‘emerge’ from the computer.
Likewise while a computer can produce data quite well, theories are still a purely human domain.