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Nutritious Rice for the World (Launched May 12, 2008)
Computing power supplied by World Community Grid volunteers for the Nutritious Rice for the World project will assist in compiling computational modules that will help determine the best options for maximizing rice yields and quality.
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For specific questions about Nutritious Rice for the World, please go to the Nutritious Rice for the World Project FAQs or to the project status page on the researchers' web site. |
Help Conquer Cancer (Launched November 6, 2007)
The Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI), Princess Margaret Hospital and University Health Network have teamed with World Community Grid to improve the results of protein X-ray crystallography in order to increase understanding of cancer and its treatment.
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For specific questions about Help Conquer Cancer, please go to the Help Conquer Cancer Project FAQs or to the project status page on the researchers' web site. |
Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together
(Launched August 21, 2007)
Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch and the University of Chicago have joined with World Community Grid researchers to combat some of the most widespread viral diseases in the developed and developing world. The project's immediate goal is to uncover novel drugs to cure dengue hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis C, West Nile encephalitis, and Yellow fever; these diseases result from infection with viruses from the family Flaviviridae.
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For specific questions about the Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together Project, please go to the Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together Project FAQs. |
Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 (Launched June 23, 2006)
Human Proteome Folding Phase 2 (HPF2) continues where the first phase left off. The two main objectives of the project are to: 1) obtain higher resolution structures for specific human proteins and pathogen proteins and 2) further explore the limits of protein structure prediction by further developing Rosetta software structure prediction.
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For specific questions about the Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 Project, please go to the Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 FAQs. |
FightAIDS@Home (Launched November 21, 2005)
FightAIDS@Home is a project focused on using computation methods to identify candidate drugs that have the right shape and chemical characteristics to block HIV protease. This approach is called "Structure-Based Drug Design", and according to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, it has already had a dramatic effect on the lives of people living with AIDS.
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For specific questions about the FightAIDS@Home Project, including how The Scripps Research Institute and World Community Grid are working together on the project, please go to the FightAIDS@Home FAQs. |
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