The COVID Moonshot
Folding@home Consortium scientists have been working hard over the past three months to support experimental collaborators working to develop new therapies for COVID-19. One of these experimental collaborations is with…
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Going after the mysterious SARS-CoV-2 Envelope protein
Ion channels act as doors for cells: they open and close to let in and out the particles that carry electrical charge, the ions. Ion channels are therefore at the…
Read moreNew Folding@home software with the option to prioritize COVID-19 projects
In 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 moreAntagonism between substitutions in β-lactamase explains a path not taken in the evolution of bacterial drug resistance.
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Read moreNew Simulations to Search for COVID-19 Treatment via Repurposing Existing NTP Analog Drugs that Target Viral RNA Replication
Coronavirus (CoV) has a capsid that envelops the single-stranded RNA genome. Three structural proteins are shown to be associated with the capsid: membrane, envelope, and the spike protein. Chemical compounds…
Read moreCapturing the COVID-19 Demogorgon (aka spike) in action
The 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 moreNew COVID-19 small molecule screening simulations are running on full Folding@home!
We are excited to announce a new batch of small molecule screening simulations are now up and running on Folding@home! These simulations will help prioritize which molecules will be synthesized…
Read moreNews articles published in March
Our recent focus on Covid19, Coronavirus research together with outreach from our community and partners like: Nvidia, PCMR, Github, Razer, Intel, Ubisoft and more. Has led to some interest from…
Read moreCoronavirus – What we’re doing and how you can help in simple terms
TL;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.…
Read moreFolding@home update on SARS-CoV-2 (10 Mar 2020)
This is an update on Folding@home’s efforts to assist researchers around the world taking up the global fight against COVID-19. After initial quality control and limited testing phases, Folding@home team…
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