Current Project: Human Proteome FoldingGeneral research, very valuable, but not specifically targeted at cancer research. I'll reconsider installing it, but I'd hate to be donating computer time so some corporation can develop a better Viagra.
United Devices has begun a new and exciting research project -- the Human Proteome Folding Project -- in collaboration with the Institute for Systems Biology, the University of Washington, and IBM Corporation.Now you can volunteer your computer's excess compute resources to take on one of modern science's greatest challenges: Unraveling the protein structures hidden inside the Human Genome.
The Human Proteome Folding Project analyzes sequence data from the Human Genome to predict how the proteins coded there are likely to function. Since proteins directly affect human health and are key targets in developing disease treatments, understanding their structure and function is critical. At present only a fraction of human protein structures are known -- this project seeks to dramatically increase that number and make the data available to scientists for further study by the end of 2005.
I'm with you on that! If I'm going to help a company make a zillion dollars, I damned well expect a cut of it. At the moment I can't figure out if this Proteome Folding project has anything at all to do with Prof. Richards cancer work?
I downloaded the software but haven't installed it yet. I don't have a whole lot of time to look into stuff like this (takes away from my recreational internet surfing and game playing :-)), but I'll install it later and try to take a careful look at it, thanks!
They should give shares