Allen Institute teams up with AWS to build first-ever map of the brain
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Once the reference is complete, scientists should better understand links between genetics and different cognitive functions. Researchers believe the platform could provide insights into why diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's occur. But even though the Allen Institute is no stranger to data, there are hundreds of billions of cells in the brain — so creating a reference like the Brain Knowledge Platform means researchers will have to contend with massive amounts of data.
When carrying out research involving genetics and imaging, scientists are often working with petabytes and even exabytes of data. Dr. Rowland Illing, director of international public sector health at AWS, said at the briefing that consuming 40 petabytes of data would require someone to watch 4k video for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 100 years.
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