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Folding@Home
« on: December 26, 2007, 08:19:48 PM »
Stanford University has long run the Folding@Home project, which aims to understand protein folding and understand how diseases like Alzheimer's Disease come about and can be cured. It's similar to the Seti@Home many might remember, but doing something more down-to-earth than searching for aliens...

I've run it for a while now, but I'm curious to how much of an impact Avalon could have. If you decide to run Folding@Home, contribute to the Avalon; The Legend Lives team! (#99651)
You can get the client here.
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Re: Folding@Home
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2007, 04:17:58 AM »
I run folding@home on my ps3 - is it still possible to join the group?
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Re: Folding@Home
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2007, 05:28:00 AM »
What is this project? My  mother just died of Alzheimer's on the 17th so I'm interested.
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Re: Folding@Home
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2007, 07:54:47 AM »
Quote from: Arawn on December 27, 2007, 04:17:58 AM
I run folding@home on my ps3 - is it still possible to join the group?


Yes. You just need to input the team number ID of 99651

Quote from: Rynn on December 27, 2007, 05:28:00 AM
What is this project? My  mother just died of Alzheimer's on the 17th so I'm interested.


Folding@Home uses your unused CPU power to analyze proteins. You can read a bit more about it here.
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Re: Folding@Home
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2007, 05:40:45 AM »
Hey! Why am I the only one active in the team?! Let's get to work folks!  ;D
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Re: Folding@Home
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2008, 02:29:11 AM »
i'll run it on my PS3, Arawn: my name is Illyism, if you wish to add an avalon player.
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