My sister has a Ph.D. in Microbiology and is currently working at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). We've often talked about how alike microbiology and programming code are. Yesterday's announcement just reinforces this. I'm looking forward to discussing it further with her:

Microsoft Research is working with leading doctors and scientists to use advanced computer science techniques in the fight to slow or stop the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Microsoft researchers are applying software algorithms similar to those used on computing challenges such as managing computer databases, compressing digital files or blocking spam e-mail to overcome roadblocks in the hunt for an HIV vaccine.

More here including a video interview.