Hacking the SARS-CoV-2 genome | Public Institutions

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

Researchers across disciplines are coming together to understand the coronaVirus (SARS-CoV-2) to help protect our communities. They are using the supercomputer of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to not only compare and analyze COVID-19 cases but also to scan billions of environmental samples for traces of SARS-CoV-2. Their work is already available as an open research tool, providing access to all BetacoronaVirus gene clusters, alignments and related data for scientists around the world.

Country

Saudi Arabia

Institution

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)