Paul Tow » PS3 http://www.paultow.com Tech writer for hire Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Multiplatform pick: Folding@home http://www.paultow.com/2009/06/15/foldinghome/ http://www.paultow.com/2009/06/15/foldinghome/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:25:44 +0000 Paul Tow http://www.paultow.com/?p=191 Folding@homeFolding@home is a way to easily contribute for free to the search for cures to Alzheimer’s disease and even many cancers. All you have to do is let Stanford University’s free program run in the background on your computer (Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD) or Sony PlayStation3. I recommend that you give it a try if you haven’t already. More details after the jump.

An important biological function that scientists still don’t have a firm understanding of is how proteins fold (assemble themselves). By studying the results of computer simulations, they hope to find cures to diseases resulting from proteins misfolding. These simulations are extremely complex, to the point that they require massive distributed computing. Nobody on their own has enough computing power to do the work alone. The Folding@home project needs the help of many computers from around the world. Further information can be found in their FAQ.

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