Health: Software Emulates Lifespan of Entire Organism

Wow.

Scientists at Stanford University and the J. Craig Venter Institute have developed the first software simulation of an entire organism, a humble single-cell bacterium that lives in the human genital and respiratory tracts.

The scientists and other experts said the work was a giant step toward developing computerized laboratories that could carry out many thousands of experiments much faster than is possible now, helping scientists penetrate the mysteries of diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's.

For more, see In First, Software Emulates Lifespan of Entire Organism by John Markoff, July 20, 2012 at NYTimes.com.