How To Use Your Computer To Help Find A Cure For Cancer

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You might be able to help scientists find a cure for cancer with your computer! Researchers at Washington and Stanford Universities respectively, are studying the folding action of proteins as part of their effort to cure diseases like cancer--and they need your help!


Even if you can't tell the difference between amino acid and battery acid you can still help. All you have to do is download a free software program and your computer will do all the hard work of helping the scientists with their research! Find out more about this exciting way you can make a difference in the fight against cancer by logging on to the following web sites:

Learn more about the Stanford University project at http://folding.stanford.edu/

For info on the Washington University project visit http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta//