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  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • October 24, 2005
    An article by Stephen Shankland:

    ``Using a computer to simulate the interaction of 2.6 million atoms, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have re-created a tiny slice of one of the most fundamental genetic processes of life.

    ``The lab simulated how a cellular machine called a ribosome follows genetic instructions to construct a complex molecule called a protein out of building blocks called amino acids. With 768 processors of LANL's 8,192-processor ASCI Q machine running for about 260 days, the researchers created a movie of the process. Previous views had shown only static snapshots.''

    Full story:
    http://news.com.com/2100-11395-5907401.html

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