Opportunities for Biomedical Research and the NIH through High
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چکیده
The biomedical sciences are advancing at a tremendous rate. Some of the most notable recent accomplishments (such as the assembly of the human genome) have depended upon the use of high performance computing and data management (HPC). There are important areas of opportunity for the biomedical sciences to accelerate advances in knowledge and in practical medical treatments through the use of high performance computing.
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