A supercomputer against the coronavirus

Sciences, the insert of the Republic on newsstands tomorrow inside the journal, as it focuses still on some of the aspects of coronavirus.
The service cover is dedicated to the Cineca, the interuniversity consortium who puts his supercomputer at the disposal of universities and research institutions. One of its powerful machinery is beginning to investigate the virus: to understand that is thanks to the mathematical calculations of the compprtamento of the proteins that allow the Covid-19 replicate. Virtual tests allow us to accelerate the production of effective drugs with the aim to neutralize it.
another service linked to an effect (the only positive) of the virus in China in recent weeks the emission levels of CO2 are decreased by a fourth.
report then the story of the experience of a researcher at the San Raffaele hospital of Milan: Andrea Locatelli, 34 years, devoted a good part of his activity to the study of bats, recently returned to the headlines for their role, perhaps a decisive one, in the transmission of coronavirus to humans. These mammals flying, however, hide more than one secret: they have an immune system that is exceptional, are not immune to the virus, not become ill. And are champions of longevity: they live more than 40 years, equivalent to two centuries for humans.

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