Quantum Computing: A New Frontier in Healthcare and Drug Discovery

By Dr. Raju Gudla, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM University -AP (Amaravati) Think about the future in which scientists will be able to screen tens of thousands of medications by computers prior to developing even one lab sample. Think about the ability of doctors to use the patient’s genetic and clinical data to prescribe the treatment tailored specifically for the individual patient. It may sound like science fiction, but a new technological innovation named quantum computing is making it closer to our everyday life. Quantum computing differs greatly from traditional computing. Modern computers process information based on the principle of bits – zeros…