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Computer finds molecules causing diseases

upi.com — U.S. scientists say they have created an algorithm that can identify genes and proteins most likely to cause complex diseases such as cancer or schizophrenia. The New Jersey Institute of Technology researchers led by Associate Professor Ali Abdi analyzed molecules, including genes and proteins, that interact, communicate and send regulatory signals

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  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -1/+15This is an Awesome discovery. This is awesome coming from a state known for Stolen Rims and tires.
  • jggube, on 11/06/2008, -1/+13This revolutionizes our ability to find illnesses and diseases more quickly and uniformly - this has a lot of implications in being able to catch dormant diseases, or catching them earlier before they've gotten a chance to mature! I love advancements like this.
  • FishHammer, on 11/06/2008, -1/+7Please, nobody make the Crysis joke. Please.
  • Totz83, on 11/06/2008, -0/+3How you doin?
  • DOCNM, on 11/06/2008, -0/+3If I had a dime for every time a systems biology journal publishes a network paper and in a press release claims it to be a cornerstone in understanding a complex disease, I'd be rich.
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -0/+3Throw in a nickle for every time such an article includes the disclaimer, "Real world use of this emerging technology is still years away", followed by never hearing about it again.
  • kplo, on 04/01/2009, -0/+3"I love advancements like this."

    agreed.
  • robsendler, on 11/06/2008, -0/+3Great discovery!
  • BeShirtHappy, on 11/06/2008, -0/+2I know... this is amazing news. I would love to see cures for diseases like cancer in my lifetime. I'm optimistic for my son's generation...
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -2/+4Greetings!
  • BoneheadFarker, on 11/06/2008, -0/+2...and Guidos...
  • dicer999, on 11/06/2008, -1/+3Can It run Crisis though?
  • Slade605, on 11/06/2008, -1/+3Your mom can run Crysis.
  • dopste, on 11/06/2008, -0/+2And disease free...but still unhappy and alone
  • r0ni, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1Weird, Cancer AND schizo.. Seems like two entirely different fields..
  • MrAsparagus, on 11/06/2008, -1/+2Now... Strap lazer beams to the thing and we're on our way to a illness free world.

    And does it run Pac-Man?
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -1/+2rofl i thought of jersey before clicking to check
  • AmyVernon, on 11/06/2008, -1/+2Amazing. If they were able to find causes for cancer or schizophrenia, cures wouldn't be too far behind.
  • Godlike, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1It's true.
  • DuoPros, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/mopiidx.ht ...
    Read it *****.
  • MarkOfTheDead, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1My girlfriend lives in South Jersey and when driving from Gloucester on the way to Haddonfield to take her home one night, I was stopped at a traffic light in front of the Crown Fried Chicken right on the tip of Camden and was propositioned with the idea of buying a shiny new hubcap from a spun-out crackhead that came no where close to matching the other three still on my car. (I lost one when I got a flat and it rolled across 95, SO not worth it) I politely said no thank you and got the hell out of there the second the light changed.

    So I have to say BrokebackCasket's comment had me thinking Jersey before I clicked it too.
  • inactive, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1No ma'am, he's a decent citizen, family man...
  • migshark, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1algorithm
    n. (Mathematics) step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem (often includes repetition of steps); step-by-step problem-solving procedure used within software applications (Computers)

    Read the article, a dictionary and then just one solitary sci-fi book and try again.
  • Godlike, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1But can it run Crysis?
  • Leviathan433, on 11/06/2008, -0/+1You have Guidos to thank for the Renaissance as well.
  • spunalot, on 11/06/2008, -0/+0A file will be made at birth that insurance companies will use against you when trying to get health coverage.
  • alexkreuz, on 11/06/2008, -1/+1"researchers led by Associate Professor Ali Abdi ..."

    But he .. he ... he's an arab!
  • Gr00ver, on 11/06/2008, -0/+0I probably should have put up my sarcasm tag.

    =(

    (It was actually a very fascinating article, and gives the medical world new hope)
  • serif69, on 11/06/2008, -1/+1I live in NJ, and I have honestly never heard of anything like that. And believe me, I've heard a lot.
  • morgauo, on 11/06/2008, -0/+0Of course this will probably be usefull for creating bio-weapons too.....
  • Gr00ver, on 11/06/2008, -2/+0One step closer to computers becoming 'aware'.

    First they discover molecules that cause disease.. next they will use this against us!

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