Hi Everybody,
Just wanted to let you know about the official Lifeboat foundation Rosetta@home team:
http://lifeboat.com/ex/rosetta.home
R@H is working on one of the holy grails of biology: Being able to predict the 3d shape (and thus function) of proteins based on their amino acid sequences only. This could lead to much better designed drugs and cures for many diseases (cancer, alzheimer's, HIV, etc), enzymes and catalysts for biofuels and bioremediation, etc.
Donate the unused CPU cycles on your computer(s) to help scientists determine the 3-dimensional shapes of proteins in research that may ultimately lead to finding cures for some major human diseases. By running the Rosetta program on your computer while you don't need it you will help speed up and extend research in ways scientists couldn't possibly attempt without your help. You will also be helping efforts at designing new proteins to fight diseases such as HIV, Malaria, Cancer, and Alzheimer's.
Here's the main R@H page:
http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/
And here's our team page:
http://boinc.bakerla...php?teamid=7176
Cheers!
Edited by MichaelGR, 19 December 2008 - 06:19 PM.
