This researcher is using supercomputers to beat Coronavirus

Jacobson said that an analysis of the Bradykinin storm showed a correlation with other symptoms displayed by coronavirus patients.

The researchers believes that Covid-19 is a vascular disease and that it is centered around a protein called Bradykinin, which is responsible for the dilation of blood vessels. (Pixabay)

Ever since the coronavirus pandemic, researchers all across the globe have been using the best available scientific resources to find a cure to this ailment. Amid those researchers is a researcher called Dan Jacobson who is using a different approach in finding a cure to Covid-19.

His trick? He is using supercomputers in his efforts to beat Coronavirus.

As per a report by Tech Radar, Jacobson, who is a Computational Systems Biologist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the US, and his team believes that Covid-19 is a vascular disease and that it is centered around a protein called Bradykinin, which is responsible for the dilation of blood vessels.

To give you a quick biology lesson into Jacobson's theory: when Covid-19 infects a human host, it causes a Bradykinin storm that triggers a series of biological events, including permeability of blood vessels and the production of hyaluronic acid. All of these events flood the lungs with a gelatin-like substance that makes it harder for the patient to breathe.

In an interview with the publication, Jacobson said that an analysis of the Bradykinin storm showed a correlation with other symptoms displayed by coronavirus patients.

“If you sail your boat over a reef and poke five holes in the bottom of your boat, one cork may not solve your problem. You're going to want five corks,” he said explaining that finding a cure for Covid-19 involves addressing the host of symptoms.

When asked how long would it take to develop a vaccine, he said, “There's a lot of collaboration, discussion and negotiation. There are many moving pieces, but we're pushing hard to make that happen.”