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5 Jun 2006, 02:56pm
Yet another effort to help further medical research through the use of distributed computing.
Researcher David Baker believes the key to an AIDS vaccine or a cure for cancer may be that old PC sitting under a layer of dust in your closet or the one on your desk doing little else but running a screen saver. Those outdated or idle computers may be just what Baker needs to turn his ideas into scientific breakthroughs.
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Baker's Rosetta(at)home project is attracting PC users who like the idea of helping find a cure for cancer and admire the way Baker has involved regular people in his research that aims to predict how protein structures unfold at the atomic level.
http://www.short-media.com/images/newsimages/2006/June/RosettaAtHome.jpg
If the idea of using your computer to help others appeals to you, you might also consider Team 93 and our Folding At Home (www.joinfolding.com) project.
Source: Associated Press via ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2038299)
Researcher David Baker believes the key to an AIDS vaccine or a cure for cancer may be that old PC sitting under a layer of dust in your closet or the one on your desk doing little else but running a screen saver. Those outdated or idle computers may be just what Baker needs to turn his ideas into scientific breakthroughs.
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Baker's Rosetta(at)home project is attracting PC users who like the idea of helping find a cure for cancer and admire the way Baker has involved regular people in his research that aims to predict how protein structures unfold at the atomic level.
http://www.short-media.com/images/newsimages/2006/June/RosettaAtHome.jpg
If the idea of using your computer to help others appeals to you, you might also consider Team 93 and our Folding At Home (www.joinfolding.com) project.
Source: Associated Press via ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2038299)