Simulating cell behavior with Nvidia GPUs
Researchers Simulate Behavior of Living 'Minimal Cell' in Three Dimensions
University of Illinois News Bureau, Diana Yates, January 20, 2022
Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and California non-profit J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) have assembled a living "minimal cell" and a three-dimensional (3D) computer simulation that replicates its behavior. UIUC's Zaida Luthey-Schulten said minimal cells feature genomes stripped of nonessential genes, containing mainly those required to perform most life-defining functions. The model maps out the location and chemical properties of thousands of cellular elements in atomic-level 3D space. The JCVI team built the minimal cell the model was based on, then the UIUC researchers used Nvidia graphics processing units to run the simulation. Said Luthey-Schulten, "Our model opens a window on the inner workings of the cell, showing us how all of the components interact and change in response to internal and external cues." .... '
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