Biological Distributed Computing Projects
Distributed computing is a method of running extremely computationally intensive calculations using many individual computers. This allows researchers that do not have access to or the budget for a supercomputer to be able to run models and simulations for a variety of topics. A small program is installed on your computer and when it is idle it will run the needed calculations. Since the program only runs when there are available computing resources, you should not notice any reduced performance, yet valuable results are being produced for the researchers.
- ClimatePrediction.net Help scientists understand and predict the world's future climate
- Predictor@Home Help scientists understand protein function
- Rosetta@Home Help scientists understand 3-d protein structure
- Folding@Home Help scientists understand protein folding
- This can also be installed on Playstation 3 consoles
- SIMAP Help scientists develop a similarity matrix of proteins
- MalariaControl.net Help scientists better understand malaria transmission
- FightAids@Home Help scientists cure AIDS
- Drug Design Optimization Lab Help scientists develop drugs for SARS, anthrax, smallpox, and ebola
- Drug Design Optimization Lab Help scientists develop drugs for SARS, anthrax, smallpox, and ebola
