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Nov 05

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Bridges-2 Powers “Digital Twin,” Allowing Rapid Simulated Testing of Neurons

Jessica Zhang and her team at Carnegie Mellon University used resources from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to develop a digital twin of a nerve cell, enabling faster simulations of cellular transport that could help researchers explore treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS

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