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7 September 2011

Knowing me, knowing you

Molecular biologists around the world are currently creating a high-resolution genetic map with the 1000 Genomes Project, which they hope will contain all the common gene variations in the major populations. 

But now, increasingly, the bottleneck is becoming data transfer between centers.

Adrian Giordani
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Astronomers catch supernova in the act

Real-time analysis allows astronomers to capture a supernova in the act of exploding, an unprecedented opportunity to study the phenomenom.

Linda Vu
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Students research solar cells with HPC

Student researchers aim to improve solar energy by searching for organic materials that will make better solar cells.

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Computer literacy in the UK comes under heat

“I was flabbergasted to learn that today computer science isn't even taught as standard in UK schools,” said Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt, at the Edinburgh International Television Festival last week.

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From the early days of grid computing to the era of ‘big science’

As iSGTW celebrates its 10th anniversary, Katie Yurkewicz, the publication’s first editor, looks back at the challenges of establishing an e-newsletter to support the fledgling grid-computing community and highlights how the...

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A decade of iSGTW!

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