{"id":669,"date":"2020-12-30T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oasisdiscovery.com\/ediscovery-unredacted\/?p=669"},"modified":"2022-02-14T23:13:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T23:13:28","slug":"global-data-center-resources-support-covid-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oasisdiscovery.com\/ediscovery-unredacted\/news-and-events\/global-data-center-resources-support-covid-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Data Center Resources Support COVID Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Idle computer time is being crowdsourced to power medical research by volunteer organization, Folding@home<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing a whole new way to donate! This may be the safest, easiest, and most impactful way to give back.\u00a0Folding@home, an organization of volunteer scientists, is using Stanford-built technology to collect idle computer time which allows their system to run faster and create more \u201cfolding\u201d simulations for medical research. By doing so, they hope to find treatments for diseases like Coronavirus, Alzheimer\u2019s, and cancer.\u00a0
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\u201cFolding\u201d is a term used to describe the way proteins in our bodies are arranged and how they move. Scientists are using computer simulations to understand the proteins\u2019 moving parts. It\u2019s important to understand how they move because seeing movement within a protein structure can reveal previously unknown and beneficial \u201cbinding sites.\u201d Binding sites are areas where drugs can attach to the protein structure, opening the door for new treatment opportunities. Viruses are made up of proteins. If researchers can understand how these viral proteins work, they can design treatments to stop them.\u00a0
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The computer simulations that allow scientists to see proteins are enormous. The performance of their computers is measured in Teraflops, which means they are completing trillions of math operations per second. That\u2019s where we come in! Because this medical research is fueled by computer power, Folding@home needs every bit available. Since announcing their effort toward COVID-19, Folding@home\u2019s power grew to be ten times faster than\u00a0IBM\u2019s Summit supercomputer<\/a>. People all over the world are coming together to fight Coronavirus, and this is a simple way for everyone to contribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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