WELCOME TO THE TEMPORARY HOME OF THE PIMPRIG FOLDING@HOME TEAM

Do you want to make a diffrence and help humanity??

OUR GOAL
Understanding how proteins self-assemble ("protein folding") is a holy grail of modern molecular biophysics. What makes it such a great challenge is its complexity, which renders simulations of folding extremely computationally demanding, and difficult to understand. The Stanford group has developed a new way to simulate protein folding. However, this method is extremely computationally demanding and they need our help.

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. (See Scientific Background for more details about what are proteins, why do they fold, why this is so difficult, and why do we care).

By becoming part of the Pimprig Folding@Home team and donating the spare cycles of you CPU, you are become part of a worldwide effort to help scientists understand and cure some of the worst diseases today.

Wanna Get started right away???

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Need more info?? Visit the Stanford Folding@home Homepage or simply reply to this forum and ask a question!