Be Excellent To Each Other

And, you know, party on. Dude.

All times are UTC [ DST ]




Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 15:22 
User avatar
Esoteric

Joined: 12th Dec, 2008
Posts: 11767
Location: On Mars as an anthropologist...
If you have a PC or laptop you can put it to good use folding proteins to help cure diseases. Most recently, COVID 19. You just need to visit this site here -

https://foldingathome.org/

You can do this anonymously, or you can join a team. I am currently folding for Team Redline on Overclock3D team number 98860.

If you want to fold for a team you need to get a passkey, which will be sent to your email address.

The only thing I will say is keep an eye on your system temps. Most notably your graphics card and CPU. You can do that with this -

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

_________________
I reject your context and reality, and substitute my own.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 15:48 
SupaMod
User avatar
Commander-in-Cheese

Joined: 30th Mar, 2008
Posts: 49232
While it's definitely good-intentioned, I'd inject a note of caution. The only scientific data or opinion backing up the usefulness of folding@home is sponsored by and co-authored by the people who run folding@home. There's no independent data or even opinion stating that it offers any real value to the field of protein folding. So have a good research before pumping up your power bill, folks.

_________________
GoddessJasmine wrote:
Drunk, pulled Craster's pork, waiting for brdyime story,reading nuts. Xz


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 16:22 
SupaMod
User avatar
Est. 1978

Joined: 27th Mar, 2008
Posts: 69502
Location: Your Mum
Also bear in mind that running your PC flat-out all night is going to shorten its lifespan. Obviously that's not such a problem for some, but it's something to consider.

_________________
Grim... wrote:
I wish Craster had left some girls for the rest of us.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 18:27 
User avatar
Paws for thought

Joined: 27th Mar, 2008
Posts: 17154
Location: Just Outside That London, England, Europe
Cras wrote:
While it's definitely good-intentioned, I'd inject a note of caution. The only scientific data or opinion backing up the usefulness of folding@home is sponsored by and co-authored by the people who run folding@home. There's no independent data or even opinion stating that it offers any real value to the field of protein folding. So have a good research before pumping up your power bill, folks.

As someone who did biochemistry type things at university, I can't help but have significant doubts about the usefulness of folding at home.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 18:42 
User avatar
Hibernating Druid

Joined: 27th Mar, 2008
Posts: 49106
Location: Standing on your mother's Porsche
Mr Dave wrote:
As someone who did biochemistry type things at university, I can't help but have significant doubts about the usefulness of folding at home.

It's helped me with the toilet paper shortage.

_________________
SD&DG Illustrated! Behance Bleep Bloop

'Not without talent but dragged down by bass turgidity'


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 21:31 
User avatar
chewbacca -future arc welder

Joined: 25th Oct, 2011
Posts: 2655
Location: Kashyyyk
Zardoz wrote:
Mr Dave wrote:
As someone who did biochemistry type things at university, I can't help but have significant doubts about the usefulness of folding at home.

It's helped me with the toilet paper shortage.

I hate folding but mrs. W says I have to do it or my shirts will be creased


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 21:37 
User avatar
Gogmagog

Joined: 30th Mar, 2008
Posts: 48607
Location: Cheshire
Mr Dave wrote:
Cras wrote:
While it's definitely good-intentioned, I'd inject a note of caution. The only scientific data or opinion backing up the usefulness of folding@home is sponsored by and co-authored by the people who run folding@home. There's no independent data or even opinion stating that it offers any real value to the field of protein folding. So have a good research before pumping up your power bill, folks.

As someone who did biochemistry type things at university, I can't help but have significant doubts about the usefulness of folding at home.


I don't recall it being mentioned in my time in structural biology, but that was a long while back.

_________________
Mr Chris wrote:
MaliA isn't just the best thing on the internet - he's the best thing ever.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:29 
User avatar
chewbacca -future arc welder

Joined: 25th Oct, 2011
Posts: 2655
Location: Kashyyyk
MaliA wrote:
Mr Dave wrote:
Cras wrote:
While it's definitely good-intentioned, I'd inject a note of caution. The only scientific data or opinion backing up the usefulness of folding@home is sponsored by and co-authored by the people who run folding@home. There's no independent data or even opinion stating that it offers any real value to the field of protein folding. So have a good research before pumping up your power bill, folks.

As someone who did biochemistry type things at university, I can't help but have significant doubts about the usefulness of folding at home.


I don't recall it being mentioned in my time in structural biology, but that was a long while back.

Hard to fold from home when computers don't exist yet.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Folding at home for Covid 19
PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 13:51 
User avatar
Paws for thought

Joined: 27th Mar, 2008
Posts: 17154
Location: Just Outside That London, England, Europe
MaliA wrote:
Mr Dave wrote:
Cras wrote:
While it's definitely good-intentioned, I'd inject a note of caution. The only scientific data or opinion backing up the usefulness of folding@home is sponsored by and co-authored by the people who run folding@home. There's no independent data or even opinion stating that it offers any real value to the field of protein folding. So have a good research before pumping up your power bill, folks.

As someone who did biochemistry type things at university, I can't help but have significant doubts about the usefulness of folding at home.


I don't recall it being mentioned in my time in structural biology, but that was a long while back.

Computational vs experimental folding was only mentioned in passing, and the field may well have moved on since then. (CRISPR has rather revolutionised the molecular genetics area that I specialised in. Things don't stand still, after all)


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 

All times are UTC [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: The Greys, Vogons and 0 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search within this thread:
You are using the 'Ted' forum. Bill doesn't really exist any more. Bogus!
Want to help out with the hosting / advertising costs? That's very nice of you.
Are you on a mobile phone? Try http://beex.co.uk/m/
RIP, Owen. RIP, MrC.

Powered by a very Grim... version of phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group.