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The data revealed that the virus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, was similar to the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, and infects the body in a similar way. With this knowledge, they programmed the Summit to search for a very specific type of compound. ...

Summit. A supercomputer can do this very quickly with machine learning algorithms. Using 4,608 nodes — the equivalent computing power of the same number of laptops — it takes a problem, chops it into pieces, assigns them to all of the individual nodes or computers, and then brings all those pieces back together to reconstitute the solution to the problem. It’s similar to a beehive, where a hundred or so different drones are working together for a common goal, but each one has its own mission. This capability allows researchers to perform incredibly complex tasks like drug discovery.

The results don’t mean the team has found a treatment or cure for SARS-CoV-2. The 77 compounds they identified still need to be tested in animals and human cells in a lab. Virologists at the University of Tennessee Health Center are beginning experiments now, but determining if any of the compounds are effective against the coronavirus could take months. That might not be soon enough to help patients right now, but an effective drug would be useful if the spread of the coronavirus lasts through next year or the virus becomes endemic, meaning it becomes a regularly occurring pathogen like the flu.