Folding@Home team

The Coolest · 08-25-01, 05:12 PM

I wanted to ask what does this team do exactly and does it contribute something to the sociaty?

sfa ok · 08-25-01, 05:22 PM

A lot of information can be found here, basically it is a client that trys to discover how protiens fold, or self-assemble. Discovering how protiens fold would be a great advance in medical science.

William · 08-25-01, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by The Coolest
I wanted to ask what does this team do exactly and does it contribute something to the sociaty?

here is an excellent article that our own Ed Stroligo wrote. Any other questions, please read allans blurb in the F@H section and feel free to ask questions there!

http://www.overclockers.com/folding

SpeeDj · 08-25-01, 11:27 PM

Should probably get some more good information here =) Hope this helps for you!

J

WillysNut · 08-26-01, 12:14 AM

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Originally posted by SpeeDj
Should probably get some more good information here =) Hope this helps for you!

J

I agree...I wish Stanford could keep their website a little more up to date. I haven't seen any information on the Alzheimer 2 proteins we were folding a month ago. It really would be nice to see some footage or even stills of some of the more recent proteins. Or at least some information on what there all about..like all the Alphas. Alas...I guess we'll just have to keep each other informed.

burn'em · 08-26-01, 12:15 AM

You have a couple of nice folding machine. Don't wast them give folding a try. It's for the good of mankind.

Allan Nielsen · 08-26-01, 07:14 AM

Our work helps the scientist to understand how proteins fold. When they know how they fold, it will be much easier for them to find cures for diseases like HIV and Alzheimers....

Tithulta · 08-26-01, 10:58 AM

I'm folding for my family essentially, Alzheimer runs in my family on my dad's side as well as heart disease. My granmother died with alzheimer's which puts my dad at a higher risk. Dunno how much you all know of the disease it seems to affect opposites, sort of. For instance since my dad's mom had it it makes him much high risk to have it. If my dad developes it then my 2 sisters will be more likely to develop it and so on down the line until a cure is found. So far all I have a re nephews and it could come down to all 4(5th nephew/neice on the way) could end up with a high risk to alzheimers.

*emtional subject* ...

*my dad is already getting forgetful and he's only 52*

I've been doing anythign I can to help find a cure as I can't stand the thought of losing ym dad the way I lost my granma

08-25-01, 05:12 PM	Thread Starter #1
The Coolest Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tel Aviv, Israel	Floding@Home team I wanted to ask what does this team do exactly and does it contribute something to the sociaty? __________________ "<The_Coolest> You can't unwaste wasted CPU cycles" - Start FOLDing now! Main rig: Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz @ 4.5GHz (Scythe Mugen2) / Mobo: Biostar TP67XE / SSD: Crucial M4 128GB (+ HDDs) / GPU: HD5450 or 8800 Ultra / Mem: 4x4GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill 4GBXL RipJaws X - 16GB total / PSU: Seasonic S12II 620W. Secondary rig: Core i3 540 3.06GHz @ Stock / Mobo: MSI H55M-ED55 / GPU: Integrated / Mem: 2x2GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill 4GBRL RipJaws - 4GB total / PSU: FSP ATX350-PNR 350W. Core Temp - Accurate temperature monitor for Intel's Core/Core 2 and AMD64 processors Heatware Last edited by The Coolest; 08-25-01 at 05:17 PM.
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08-25-01, 05:22 PM	#2
sfa ok Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Colorado/Chicago	A lot of information can be found here, basically it is a client that trys to discover how protiens fold, or self-assemble. Discovering how protiens fold would be a great advance in medical science.
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SpeeDj Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Should probably get some more good information here =) Hope this helps for you! J __________________ :: SpeeDj™®© :eek: :: Hiatus - hi·a·tus - n 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 2: a missing piece :: Join our Team! :: [OCG] :: My Heatware :: Forum FAQ's & Guidelines .: Seti @ Home Team BoD ... ET Phone Home ? :: Learn to Overclock @ www.overclockers.com .: I wear the pink ribbon in loving memory of my Aunt Cheryl : 1948 - 2004 \| And for Nedclocker's Sharon : 1962 - 2003 \| :: Seti@Home :: SetiStats :: S@W :: Folding@Home :: FoldingStats :: MoreStats :: "Got Dual?" - Cyklopz :: "Got Hosting?" :] :: The wind whispers of change to come... :: -- OCG : OverClockedGamerz "How fast can you frag?" :: -- Home for the Overclockers.com Gaming Clans!
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08-26-01, 12:15 AM	#6
burn'em Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Orange county CA.	You have a couple of nice folding machine. Don't wast them give folding a try. It's for the good of mankind.
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08-26-01, 07:14 AM	#7
Allan Nielsen Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denmark, Europe	Our work helps the scientist to understand how proteins fold. When they know how they fold, it will be much easier for them to find cures for diseases like HIV and Alzheimers.... __________________ Now, half this bounce is 90 percent mental If ya calculate the specific Tiggerjectory of yer Stripecelleration Diviferous by the Square Boot of yer Rebounce, yer Vertical Situituation Indicator and yer Striperconic Springertia should Rica-tic-chet yer Hydraulific Fu-silly-age into an Accelerometric De-orbit! Any questions? /Tiggerfan#1 Founder of team 32.
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08-26-01, 10:58 AM	#8
Tithulta Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cleveland, TN	I'm folding for my family essentially, Alzheimer runs in my family on my dad's side as well as heart disease. My granmother died with alzheimer's which puts my dad at a higher risk. Dunno how much you all know of the disease it seems to affect opposites, sort of. For instance since my dad's mom had it it makes him much high risk to have it. If my dad developes it then my 2 sisters will be more likely to develop it and so on down the line until a cure is found. So far all I have a re nephews and it could come down to all 4(5th nephew/neice on the way) could end up with a high risk to alzheimers. emtional subject ... my dad is already getting forgetful and he's only 52 I've been doing anythign I can to help find a cure as I can't stand the thought of losing ym dad the way I lost my granma Last edited by Tithulta; 08-26-01 at 11:01 AM.
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