Researcher Looks to PCs for Medical Cures
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Yet another effort to help further medical research through the use of distributed computing.
If the idea of using your computer to help others appeals to you, you might also consider Team 93 and our Folding At Home project.
Source: Associated Press via ABC News
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 Those outdated or idle computers may be just what Baker needs to turn his ideas into scientific breakthroughs.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
If the idea of using your computer to help others appeals to you, you might also consider Team 93 and our Folding At Home project.
Source: Associated Press via ABC News
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