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Folding Basics:
Q: What is this Folding I keep reading about?
A: Folding is a reseach project run by Stanford University designed to gather data to find a solution to some of todays worst illnesses.
From the Stanford website:
What is protein folding and how is folding linked to disease? Proteins are biology's workhorses -- its "nanomachines." Before proteins can carry out these important functions, they assemble themselves, or "fold." The process of protein folding, while critical and fundamental to virtually all of biology, in many ways remains a mystery.
Moreover, when proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious consequences, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes.
Q: Where can I find more information about this?
A: There are a few resources that you can find a lot of additional information:
Q: I would like to start Folding! How can I get going?
A: Read our Folding@Home Install Guide.
A: Folding is a reseach project run by Stanford University designed to gather data to find a solution to some of todays worst illnesses.
From the Stanford website:
What is protein folding and how is folding linked to disease? Proteins are biology's workhorses -- its "nanomachines." Before proteins can carry out these important functions, they assemble themselves, or "fold." The process of protein folding, while critical and fundamental to virtually all of biology, in many ways remains a mystery.
Moreover, when proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious consequences, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes.
Q: Where can I find more information about this?
A: There are a few resources that you can find a lot of additional information:
- Stanford Folding@Home Website.
- Official Folding@Home Support Website.
- The Folding Education Website for Teachers and Students.
Q: I would like to start Folding! How can I get going?
A: Read our Folding@Home Install Guide.