Re: Folding @ Home - distributed computing for Linux

From: Jeff Umbach (jeff@govnors.com)
Date: 12/11/02 

From: "Jeff Umbach" <jeff@govnors.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:43:54 GMT

And how is this related to linux security? 

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Jeff Umbach
"Znak" <linribar@net.hr> wrote in message news:3DF62E5F.2060303@net.hr...
> Linux friends,
>
> Install Folding@home on your computers, help scientists to find drugs
> for diseases, join our LINUX team and let the world see United Power of
> Linux!
>
> What does Folding@Home do?
> Folding@Home is a distributed computing project which studies protein,
> misfolding, aggregation, andrelated diseases. We use novel computational
> methods and large scale distributed computing, to simulate timescales
> thousands to millions of times longer than previously acheived. This has
> allowed us to simulate folding for the first time, and to now direct our
> approach to examine folding related disease.
>
> What are proteins and why do they "fold"?
> Proteins are biology's workhorses -- its "nanomachines." Before proteins
> can carry out their biochemical function, they remarkably assemble
> themselves, or "fold." The process of protein folding, while critical
> and fundamental to virtually all of biology, remains a mystery.
> Moreover, perhaps not surprisingly, when proteins do not fold correctly
> (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious effects, including many well
> known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, and
> Parkinson's disease.
>
> How can you help?
> You can help our project by downloading and running our client software.
> Our algorithms are designed such that for every computer that joins the
> project, we get a commensurate increase in simulation speed.
>
> After downloading Folding@home client, enter (right click configure –
> user - team number) team number : 163 - which is number of LINUX team.
>
> Send this post to all your LINUX friends!
>
> Folding@home: http://folding.stanford.edu/
> team number: 163
>
> LINUX team info & statistics:
> http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/teampage.detailed?q=163
>
> United Power of Linux
> LINUX team
>
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