Quantum Computer-Powered Pangenome Research Could Lead to Personalized Medicine, Disease Outbreak Tracking

Quantum Computer-Powered Pangenome Research Could Lead to Personalized Medicine, Disease Outbreak Tracking

Insider Brief Researchers aim to use quantum computers tackle one of the most challenging computational problems in genomic science: building, augmenting and analysing pangenomic datasets for large population samples. The project sits at frontiers of research in both biomedical science and quantum computing.   The researchers say advances could pave the way for personalised medicine …

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Cambridge University hit by DDoS attack

Cambridge University hit by DDoS attack

According to Varsity, students were notified by email of the attack, which disrupted access to services including eduction platform Moodle and CamSIS, the University’s system for handling student information, records and transactions. It is not known whether the DDoS attack was used a cover to steal information. Multiple universities have reported a malicious denial of …

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