2020 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…
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SARS-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 moreProtein folding and related problems remain unsolved despite AlphaFold’s advance
TL;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 moreForum Outage
Apologies 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 moreNew Client With ARM Support
We are pleased to announce version 7.6.21 of the Folding@home software and recommend that everyone upgrades! This version includes a number of significant updates, most notably the addition of ARM…
Read moreUpdate for Those Using Advanced Remote Client Management Configurations
Hello Folders! We’ve been made aware of a potential issue for users who are using certain advanced manual configuration options for remote client management using fah-control. We actively recommend against…
Read more20th-anniversary live stream
To celebrate the 20th anniverary of Foldingathome we are hosting a celebration live stream: When? Wednesday the 18th at Noon – 3:30 PM pacific time Where? Twitch.tv/foldingathomehomedotorg Recorded video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/807988760…
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 moreCould a new class of antibodies treat COVID-19 in a manner that avoids resistance?
Several antibodies are now in clinical trials to both treat and provide protection against COVID-19. But one of these binds in a completely surprising way, and in a manner that may head off viral resistance. How does it work? We’re trying to find out!
Read moreCOVID Moonshot Sprint 4
As the COVID Moonshot continues to make rapid progress, the fourth free energy sprint focused on a backup lead series that suddenly pulls into the lead!
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