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Distributed Computing Attacking SARS

Posted by timothy on from the not-just-sequencing dept.

fwc writes "D2OL has added a SARS Target to it's distributed computing project which locates potential drug candidates for several viruses. At this point, I've replaced SETI@Home at least temporarily on all of my Boxen. There are clients available for Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and of course Windows."

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  1. Ok, let the jokes begin. by Erpo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Let's all try to be funny and make some comment about how the slashdot effect DDoS has melted the distributed computing project's servers.

  2. Folding @ Home by s-orbital · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Checkout
    http://folding.stanford.edu/

    This is a distributed computing project to study protein folds for things like Alzheimer's, BSE, and parkinsons, which are caused by misfolded proteins.

    They have clients for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. It can run as a console only, or as a screensaver. (Both at lowest priority)

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    Patent: from Latin patere, to be open