Can a Supercomputer Save Lives?
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Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using the fastest supercomputer in the nation to sift through thousands of substances in search of a treatment for people who have COVID-19. We talk to the man in charge of the project, Dr. Jeremy Smith.
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