The document summarizes a seminar given by Dr. Larry Smarr on supercomputing the human microbiome. Some key points:
- The human microbiome contains 100 trillion microorganisms and their DNA contains 300 times as many genes as human DNA.
- Dr. Smarr has been collecting extensive data from his own body over 7 years to study his personal microbiome and immune system interactions using high performance computing.
- Analyzing microbiome data requires massive computing resources, such as millions of core hours on supercomputers. This reveals details of microbial ecology and genetics in health and disease.
- Computational analysis of microbiome sequencing data from many subjects shows major shifts in microbial populations between healthy and