AI and Folding@home
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve rapidly, it’s interesting to regularly ask what AI means for Folding@home. In a nutshell, the current state of AI opens up lots of…
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Happy 2026! (belated)
Thanks to everyone who helped get a lot of great science done in 2025! We’re looking forward to a great 2026 with you! First, the good stuff! Folding@home is continuing…
Read moreFAH is enabling AI developments
With all the advances happening in artificial intelligence (AI), it’s natural to ask if one could develop an algorithm that predicts protein dynamics with far less computer time than running…
Read moreStand up for Science
Please join us as we Stand Up for Science in cities across the US on Friday March 7. You can find more details on the main event in Washington DC…
Read moreThe Bowman Lab Rig
Folding@home is an unmatched resource for running molecular dynamics simulations on a massive scale. The need for significant computational resources doesn’t end with data generation though, as analyzing all the…
Read moreNew software release!
We’re delighted to announce the full release of our new client software! We named this release “Bastet” after the Ancient Egyptian goddess associated with protection from disease. You can download…
Read moreTowards physics-based precision medicine
The goal of precision medicine is to utilize our knowledge of the molecular causes of disease to better diagnose and treat patients. In the precision medicine framework, diseases are subdivided…
Read moreHow does ApoE cause Alzheimer’s disease?
A number of active projects on Folding@home right now aim to understand how different forms of the protein apolipoprotein E (ApoE) determine one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease…
Read moreAlphaFold opens new opportunities for Folding@home
Folding@home has long sought to understand how proteins self-assemble, or fold, into their functional structures and what the functional implications of dynamics within the context of a folded protein are.…
Read moreNew 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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