Rosetta@home
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:08 am
Decoding the human genome may be the greatest scientific achievement of this century. But before we can put that knowledge to work, scientists need to take the research a step further — they need to understand the proteins that are built from our DNA.
The goal of Rosetta@home is to determine the shape and function of as many proteins as possible, and to make this information available to researchers worldwide at no cost.
Rosetta researchers are relying on a technique known as distributed computing, which pools the resources of idle computers everywhere. Put together hundreds or thousands of home computers, and all of a sudden a scientist has what amounts to a super computer to solve complex problems.
The knowledge that is generated and shared through this project has the potential to fast-forward efforts to cure such diseases as malaria, cancer, HIV and Alzheimer’s
So stop being a SETI@Home, head-in-the-sand, ignorant ass hole and download the Rosetta@home software.
Afterall, Enrico Fermi was a hell of a lot smarter than you, dumbass. So stop dreaming of finding a vulcan to mate with and do something useful with your time and life on Earth.
Edited to linkify links. -Lance
The goal of Rosetta@home is to determine the shape and function of as many proteins as possible, and to make this information available to researchers worldwide at no cost.
Rosetta researchers are relying on a technique known as distributed computing, which pools the resources of idle computers everywhere. Put together hundreds or thousands of home computers, and all of a sudden a scientist has what amounts to a super computer to solve complex problems.
The knowledge that is generated and shared through this project has the potential to fast-forward efforts to cure such diseases as malaria, cancer, HIV and Alzheimer’s
So stop being a SETI@Home, head-in-the-sand, ignorant ass hole and download the Rosetta@home software.
Afterall, Enrico Fermi was a hell of a lot smarter than you, dumbass. So stop dreaming of finding a vulcan to mate with and do something useful with your time and life on Earth.
Edited to linkify links. -Lance