How your computer could find a cure for COVID-19

More than 400,000 people from around the world have combined over the past two weeks in a fight to cure COVID-19 and you can too by installing a program on your computer.

Now operating with more power than the world's fastest supercomputer, the Folding@Home network is leading the fight to find a cure for the COVID-19 virus. By simply installing the Folding@Home application on your computer and turning over some of your computers processing power, you can help the search for a cure to the Virus.

Essentially, the Folding@Home program utilities your computer to run calculations and to produce results. In particular, the Folding&Home project is dedicated to understanding protein folding and the diseases that result from protein misfolding and aggregation.

How to get involved

1. Download and run the Folding@home installer.

2. Select Express Install

3. Click Finish

4. Open Folding@home on your computer

5. Select Fold as Anonymous and click 'Start Folding'

Now simply leave the program running and watch the progress as new work units are processed.

2 comments

Thank you, Leon.

I am sure many, many people will come on board.

Also.

theconversation.com/Coronavirus: seven ways collective intelligence is tackling the pandemic.

 

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