Bioinformatics systems, apparatuses, and methods executed on a quantum processing platform

Abstract

A system, method and apparatus for executing a bioinformatics analysis on genetic sequence data includes a quantum computing device formed of a set of hardwired quantum logic circuits interconnected by a plurality of superconducting connections to process information represented as a quantum state that is configured as a set of one or more qubits. The hardwired quantum logic circuits may be arranged as a set of processing engines, each processing engine being formed of a subset of the hardwired quantum logic circuits to perform one or more steps in the bioinformatics analysis on the reads of genomic data. Each subset of the hardwired quantum logic circuits may be formed in a wired configuration to perform the one or more steps in the bioinformatics analysis.

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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 462,869, titled “BIOINFORMATICS SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS EXECUTED ON A QUANTUM PROCESSING PLATFORM,” filed on Feb. 23, 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]The subject matter described herein relates to bioinformatics, and more particularly to systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing bioinformatic protocols, such as performing one or more functions for analyzing genomic data on an integrated circuit, such as on a hardware processing platform.[0003]Background to the Disclosure[0004]As described in detail herein, some major computational challenges for high-throughput DNA sequencing analysis is to address the explosive growth in available genomic data, the need for increased accuracy and sensitivity when gathering that data, and...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes devices, systems, and methods for processing genomic and bioinformatics data, such as genetic sequencing data, through a primary processing procedure. The invention provides faster and more accurate processing of data, with improved sensitivity and accuracy on a wider range of data sets. The invention also provides better performing variant call functions, which are important for genomics and bioinformatics processing. The devices, systems, and methods can be implemented in software, hardware, or quantum circuits. The technology also allows for sharing memory resources between components, which is useful for processing large data structures. Overall, the invention improves processing speed and accuracy and is useful for genomics and bioinformatics research.

Problems solved by technology

As described in detail herein, some major computational challenges for high-throughput DNA sequencing analysis is to address the explosive growth in available genomic data, the need for increased accuracy and sensitivity when gathering that data, and the need for fast, efficient, and accurate computational tools when performing analysis on a wide range of sequencing data sets derived from such genomic data.

Keeping pace with such increased sequencing throughput generated by Next Gen Sequencers has typically been manifested as multithreaded software tools that have been executed on ever greater numbers of faster processors in computer clusters with expensive high availability storage that requires substantial power and significant IT support costs.

Importantly, future increases in sequencing throughput rates will translate into accelerating real dollar costs for these secondary processing solutions.

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