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[email protected] © 2015 Lonza www.lonza.com/moda MODA IT Ad 0715 for Scientific Computing World MODA_IT_Ad_Comps_final_selection.indd 1 7/27/15 5:27 PM LEADER l December 2018/January 2019 Issue 163 Robert Contents Roe Editor High performance computing Ray of light 4 The cost of cloud computing is coming down and potential uses are on the rise, writes Robert Roe Artificial gets real Predicting protein structure 7 In final issue of 2018, AI continues DeepMind has announced a new tool in AI research, to be a strong theme across all three Robert Roe reports core sections of the magazine as the Oiling the wheels in Dallas 8 technology weaves its way into every facet of scientific research.