{"id":2692,"date":"2020-07-28T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T21:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2020-07-28T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T21:31:13","slug":"uva-pioneers-study-of-genetic-diseases-with-mind-bending-quantum-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/uva-pioneers-study-of-genetic-diseases-with-mind-bending-quantum-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"UVA Pioneers Study Of Genetic Diseases With Mind-Bending Quantum Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"processed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2693\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2020\/07\/Untitled.jpg\" alt=\"QuantumComputing\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2020\/07\/Untitled.jpg 250w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2020\/07\/Untitled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2020\/07\/Untitled-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2020\/07\/Untitled-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2020\/07\/Untitled-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to help us understand genetic diseases \u2013 even before quantum computers are a thing.<\/p>\n<p>UVA\u2019s Stefan Bekiranov and colleagues have developed an algorithm to allow researchers to study genetic diseases using quantum computers \u2013 once there are much more powerful quantum computers to run it. The algorithm, a complex set of operating instructions, will help advance quantum computing algorithm development and could advance the field of genetic research one day.<\/p>\n<p>Quantum computers are still in their infancy. But when they come into their own, possibly within a decade, they may offer computing power on a scale unimaginable using traditional computers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe developed and implemented a genetic sample classification algorithm that is fundamental to the field of machine learning on a quantum computer in a very natural way using the inherent strengths of quantum computers,\u201d Bekiranov said. \u201cThis is certainly the first published quantum computer study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and may be the first study using a so-called universal quantum computer funded by the National Institutes of Health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the full story by Josh Barney, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/news.virginia.edu\/content\/uva-pioneers-study-genetic-diseases-mind-bending-quantum-computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UVA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to help us understand genetic diseases \u2013 even before quantum computers are a thing. 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