# Digitally Simulated Living Cells Scientists Have Utilized NVIDIA GPUs to Simulate a Living Cell By Colin Smith | Published 2022-01-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simulated-living-cells References: [zdnet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/researchers-use-nvidia-gpus-to-simulate-a-living-cell/) & [illinois.edu](https://illinois.edu/)  Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have successfully simulated living cells through the use of NVIDIA's GPUs. The cell simulated was a living minimal cell, which means the cell only has the minimal required genes to survive, function, and replicate. Despite this, a minimal cell still requires over two billion atoms. With the use of NVIDIA GPUs processing over 7,000 genetic information simulations over the course of 20 minutes, a real-time 3D model of a living minimal cell was created. Scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have stated that this is the most advanced and complex cell simulation to date. The software used for this simulation is called 'Lattice Microbes' which was co-developed by one of these scientists, Luthey-Schulten. Lattice Microbes is available for use from the NVIDIA NGC software hub. Image Credit: NVIDIA, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Gpu-powered Cell Simulation:** The use of NVIDIA GPUs to simulate living cells presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for biotechnology companies interested in enhancing drug discovery and precision medicine. - **Real-time 3D Modeling:** Real-time 3D modeling of living minimal cells presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for researchers in the field of synthetic biology interested in creating new organisms with specific functions. - **Minimal Cell Simulation:** Simulating living minimal cells presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the development of artificial life and the study of the fundamental processes of life. ### Who This Affects Most - **Biotechnology:** The use of GPU-powered cell simulation has potential applications in enhancing drug discovery and precision medicine within the biotechnology industry. - **Synthetic Biology:** Real-time 3D modeling of living minimal cells has potential applications in creating new organisms with specific functions within the synthetic biology industry. - **Artificial Life:** Simulating living minimal cells has potential applications in the development of artificial life and the study of the fundamental processes of life within the artificial life industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [High-Performance Computing Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highperformance-computing-system.md) - [Hyper-Realistic Virtual Avatars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omniverse-avatar-cloud-engine.md) - [AI-Fueled 3D Imaging Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-imaging-tool.md) - [AI 3D Model-Creation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/latte3d.md) - [Portable Professional-Grade GPUs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rtx-500.md) - [AI Compute Infrastructures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nvidia1.md) - [Industrial Metaverse Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rescale.md) - [Compact AI Supercomputers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-top-atom.md) - [GPU Robotics Simulators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linux-foundations-newton.md)