2021 in review, and happy new year 2022
This 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 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…
Read moreIn response to popular demand, we have created an update to the Folding@home software that allows you to prioritize COVID-19 projects. We encourage you to upgrade as the new software…
Read moreThe spike of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (shown below) is one particularly appealing target for designing therapeutics to combat the COVID-19 disease. It is actually comprised of three identical proteins arranged…
Read moreTL;DR: We’re simulating the dynamics of COVID-19 proteins to hunt for new therapeutic opportunities. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see a list of ways you can help.…
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