Supercomputers could push our life expectancy up by a DECADE, according to a leading expert
- Super-fast machines could quickly read through our large genetic code
- This could help doctors offer patients personalised treatments and medicine
- Medical advances driven by the devices could extend our life by five to ten years
Supercomputers will speed up advances in medicine and enable us to live for a decade longer.
That's according to Professor Jean-Christophe Desplat, who is the director of the Irish centre for high-end computing (ICHEC).
He has claimed that supercomputers could analyse our complex genetic code to help deliver more personalised medicine, which could extend our lives by as much as ten years.
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Supercomputers will speed up advances in medicine and enable us to live for a decade longer (stock image)
A supercomputer is a machine that can process information faster than a general-purpose device.
The super-fast machines first appeared in the 1960s but the speed at which they operate has massively increased since then.
As of June 2016, the fastest supercomputer in the world is the Chinese-built Sunway TaihuLight, which can run quadrillions of calculations per second.
'The Sunway TaihuLight system demonstrates the significant progress that China has made in the domain of designing and manufacturing large-scale computation systems,' Guangwen Yang, the head of China's National Supercomputing Centre, said at the time.
ICHEC formed in 2006 to meet a 'growing demand' for supercomputers.
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The Chinese-built Sunway Taihulight is the world's fastest computer and can run quadrillions of calculations per second (file picture)
'We have all the different competencies put together. We are problem solvers,' Professor Desplat told the Irish Times.
Professor Desplat said supercomputers could quickly read through the genome, our entire set of DNA which is made up of more than three billion letters.
This could help doctors target patients with therapies and medicine tailored to their needs.
Supercomputers will be able to read our genetic code using 'deep artificial intelligence learning', according to Professor Desplat.
Deep learning is a term used to describe how AI devices can 'learn' from their experiences and become more accurate over time.
The computers will also allow doctors to form faster diagnoses, Professor Desplat said.
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