Select Science Stories from Biology

Discover More about XSEDE-enabled science, programs, trainings, and more.

Key Points
See how XSEDE supports science
Related Links
Contact Information

XSEDE Systems Power DNA-Based Identification of Surface, Airborne Microbes Worldwide

Samples from 60 cities reveal previously unknown microbes, diversity of antibiotic resistance genes
View »

Supercomputer-Generated Models Provide Better Understanding of Esophageal Disorders

Researchers Use XSEDE Resources to Illustrate the “Mechanical Health” of the Esophagus
View »

XSEDE-Supported Modeling Results in New Findings for Preeclampsia Patients

Study shows preeclampsia associated with low-oxygen microenvironment in uterus
View »

Supercomputers Aid in Maternal and Paternal DNA Research at UC Irvine

XSEDE Allocations May Help Improve Medicine and Food Production
View »

XSEDE Systems Power Discovery of Two-X-Chromosome Male Voles

The way this rodent species determines sex differs from all other mammals known
View »

Virtual Brain Injury Study Identifies Key Factors in Nerve-Fiber Damage

Initial report uses simulation on XSEDE resource for a finer-scale look at stresses leading to TBI
View »

XSEDE-Allocated Supercomputers Help Accelerate Alzheimer's Research

Comet, Stampede2 supercomputers assist study of nearly 50,000 brain scans
View »

Rapid ID of Potential Anti-COVID-19 Agents Powered by XSEDE

Bridges-AI identifies more than 20,000 compounds with possible anti-virus activity, thousands of times faster than earlier methods
View »

AI Uses Language Rules to Simulate Molecular Motions on XSEDE-Allocated Bridges

Recreates known chemical rules, opens door to improved vaccines, drugs, industrial processes
View »

Supercomputers Simulate New Pathways for Potential RNA Virus Treatment

XSEDE allocations lead to important viral inhibitor discovery
View »

San Diego Supercomputer Center's Comet Aids in Sickle Cell Research Discovery

New models show details of stress caused by malformed red blood cells
View »

Comet Supercomputer Calculations Boost Understanding of Immune System

SDSC Team Uses XSEDE Allocations to Assist Vanderbilt University Human Vaccines Project
View »

Supercomputer Simulations Show How DNA Prepares Itself for Repair

XSEDE resources assist in novel discovery
View »

Settling In

XSEDE Resources Correct Computer-Predicted Protein Simulations, Approaching Lab Accuracy
View »

Microscopic ... and Huge

XSEDE-allocated Bridges supercomputer powers visualization of whole viruses at atomic level
View »