New Folding@home software in beta
The beta release of our new client software is going well. Thanks to everyone who has tried it out and given us feedback! If you haven’t already, you can download…
Read moreThe beta release of our new client software is going well. Thanks to everyone who has tried it out and given us feedback! If you haven’t already, you can download…
Read moreWhen it comes to designing novel drugs, achieving specificity is a major challenge. An effective drug must bind tightly to its target protein while avoiding unwanted side effects that can…
Read moreG proteins are essential molecular players in the intricate symphony of cellular signaling. From our vision to our sense of smell, neurotransmission to cell growth, G proteins are at the…
Read moreThis past year, we have largely focused on following through on our commitment to take on SARS-CoV-2. Looking ahead, there’s more work to be done on the pandemic, and we…
Read moreFor over 20 years, Folding@home has relied almost exclusively on government agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) for financial support. We’ve also been…
Read moreTL;DR: During 2020, Folding@home was like the citizens’ fleet in the movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Everyone came together to face a common foe, in this case the…
Read moreAs we all know, coronaviruses are a major threat to human health. In the past two decades these viruses have caused three epidemics: SARS in 2004, MERS in 2012, and…
Read moreTL;DR: DeepMind’s AlphaFold marks a tremendous advance in our ability to predict the dominant structure of a protein. How proteins get there, and many other problems related to protein folding,…
Read moreApologies to all for the unexpected downtime of the forum. An auto-update to the SSL certificate failed to go through and fixing it was delayed by the holidays. We hope…
Read moreIt’s always fun to watch the number of CPUs and GPUs running Folding@home! Earlier this year was particularly exciting as we saw explosive growth in Folding@home in response to our…
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