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…
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Unraveling the Mystery of Drug Specificity: The Case of Blebbistatin
When 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 moreUnraveling the Secrets of G Protein Activation: A Molecular Odyssey
G 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 moreUpdate to points for incomplete WUs
Due to increasing problems with a small group of users intentionally  causing assigned work units to fail we’ve eliminated points for  incomplete work units.  We’ve also imposed stricter requirements for  bonus points.  Neither…
Read moreUnderstanding the impact of the lipid bilayer on ion channel function
Contributed by Sergio Perez Conesa All our thoughts, movements, and heartbeats are governed by electrical signals in our bodies. These electrical signals are nothing but charged particles, called ions, crossing…
Read moreMaximizing the impact of Folding@home by engaging industry collaborators
For 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 more2020 in review, and happy new year 2021!
TL;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 moreSARS-CoV-2 Nsp16 activation mechanism and a cryptic pocket with pan-coronavirus antiviral potential
As 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 moreCOVID Moonshot Sprint 5
Sprint 5 to prioritize compounds for the open science patent-free COVID Moonshot drug discovery project has launched! Rev up your GPUs to help develop a new therapy.
Read moreTogether we are Even More Powerful: GPU folding gets a powerup with NVIDIA CUDA support!
Folding@home adds CUDA support to give NVIDIA GPUs big boosts in speed!
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