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AI supercomputer being used to develop vaccines for Alzheimer's

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Waste energy from the supercomputer could one day heat nearby homes in north Bristol.

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One of the UK's most powerful supercomputers, iSambard-AI, has begun using artificial intelligence to develop vaccines and new drugs for rare diseases. Scientists mainly apply it to research and develop vaccines for Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia or various types of cancer. The computer should be fully operational this summer.

The team is using the computer to develop vaccines for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, as well as treatments for heart disease, emphysema and various types of cancer. The technology is even being used by a group of researchers to vastly improve the detection of a type of skin cancer called melanoma. Sir Keir Starmer has revealed plans to "unleash Artificial Intelligence" in the UK. A £225 million supercomputer is using Artificial Intell…

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Express Healthcare broke the news in on Monday, January 20, 2025.
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