VigyaanCD: Bio/Chemical Modeling Workbench on PC

PKA writes "Announcing the release of VigyaanCD (homepage, mirror1, mirror2). Vigyaan, a Knoppix customization, is an electronic workbench for computational biology and computational chemistry. The user can choose from more than 20 science applications. In addition to bioinformatics software, it provides GROMACS, TINKER for biomolecular modeling and Ghemical, MPQC, PSI3 for quantum chemistry calculations. VigyaanCD is a live Linux CD containing all the software required to boot the PC into workbench environment and is suitable both for beginners (12 demos and tutorials) and experts. Learning computational biology/chemistry has never been easier, so grab the free ISO image from several mirrors around the world and put your PC to work."

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I'll be the first to admit...

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That I don't know anything about biomolecular modeling. OTH, do we really want anyone creating their very own designer drugs/poisons/catylists/etc?

Maybe someone could explain whether or not it's possible to take a model and actually make a few grams of it.

Re:I'll be the first to admit...

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As freeman dyson stated as a challange in a wired interview I'm too lazy to dig up, " We need a machine that can physically place and read molecules at a rate suitable for manufacturing and not just research." You could do it today with the right equipment, but having the software does not make you proficient in using it or understanding its implications.