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To Save Lives, and Energy, Wellcome Sanger Institute Speeds Cancer Research With NVIDIA Accelerated Computing

NVIDIA: Healthcare

“The Sanger Institute handles hundreds of thousands of somatic samples annually,” said Jingwei Wang, principal software developer for CASM at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Reducing Runtime and Energy Consumption The Sanger Institute develops high-throughput models of cancer samples for genome-wide functional screens and drug testing.

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Q&A with Natascia Marino, PhD

IU School of Medicine

The study used blood samples from the Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center , the only known biorepository that collects, stores and provides samples for research internationally of healthy breast tissue taken from volunteer female donors. Q: Can you tell us more about the samples from the Komen Tissue Bank that were used?

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What makes a neurosurgeon?

Neurosurgery

The shopkeeper is very generous and gives you the opportunity to sample every flavor. However, at the end of this sampling, you can only leave the store with one flavor. Reactions to this metaphor vary — it may seem exciting to try the samples. It may seem fraught to make such a lasting decision based on a small sample size.

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Study opens new opportunities to develop cancer treatments

The Stitch

The team integrated proteogenomic datasets of more than 1,000 tissue samples spanning 10 cancer types to illuminate protein targets for cancer therapy. The post Study opens new opportunities to develop cancer treatments appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Climate Week Forecast: Outlook Improving With AI, Accelerated Computing

NVIDIA: Healthcare

Its cancer program sequences and analyzes tens of thousands of cancer samples. The Sanger Institute handles hundreds of thousands of samples annually,” said Jingwei Wang, a principal software developer at Wellcome Sanger in a profile describing its work. That amounts to potential savings of $1 million and 1,000 megawatt-hours a year.

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How I studied for the ABA [anesthesia] critical care medicine board exam/certification

Amanda Xi

Anyway, in the video above, I go over the format of the exam [200 questions, 4 hours… same formula as always], one big surprise I noticed about this exam, and the resources I *attempted* to use to study.

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Repurposed credit card-sized technology improves and broadens use of diagnostic stool tests

The Stitch

Dried fecal spot technology provides reliable results on bile acid content in stool samples while offering the advantages of easier storage and shipping, reduced cost and improved safety.

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