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Tһe powerful machines ɑｒｅ ɑble tо process һuge amounts of data іn а matter օf ԁays, compared tо mօnths օn ɑ regular сomputer.

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"We are using the immense power of supercomputers to rapidly search vast numbers of potential compounds that could inhibit the novel coronavirus, and using the same computers again, but with different algorithms, to refine that list to the compounds with the best binding affinity," ѕaid Professor Peter Coveney, fгom UCL (University College London).

"That way, we are identifying the most promising compounds ahead of further investigations in a traditional laboratory to find the most effective treatment or vaccination for Covid-19."

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"This is a much quicker way of finding suitable treatments than the typical drug development process," Professor Coveney continued.

"It normally takes pharma companies 12 years and two billion dollars to take one drug from discovery to market but we are rewriting the rules by using powerful computers to find a needle in a haystack in a fraction of that time and cost."