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Folding@Home

Folding@Home is a program created by the Sanford University that deals with the mystery of folding proteins in the human body. While this may not seem like a big deal, I would suggest that everyone who can install this program, please do so. It takes up no room, and requires only a small terminal running while the program runs. This program is working to find out about the complex action of folding proteins to better understand the reason behind some of the most serious diseases, including "Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes." Below is a link to the Folding@Home donwload page and a tutorial to install the program if you are unsure of how to install and run the program. Help save lives! You can make a difference!

Folding@Home Download

Installing Folding@Home Tutorial

Software Specifications

GRUB Dual Boot:

• OpenSUSE 11.0 32bit DVD version
• Windows XP Professional SP3

Desktop Environments:

• Gnome 2.22.1
• KDE 3.5.9
• KDE 4.0
• Kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-pae

Graphical Enchancements

• Compiz-Fusion 0.7.4

Hardware Specifications

Internal Hardware:

• Intel Core2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz, 1596 MHz Processor
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB 7200rpm 8MB Cache Hard Drive
• SATA 3.0GB/s Hard Drive Interface
• Nvidia GeForce 7900GS Graphics Card
• Corsair XMS2 4GB (4 x 1024MB) 240-Pin DDR2 Dual Channel RAM

Graphical Specifications

• Samsung Syncmaster 720N (1280x1024)
• 50-90Hz & 31-82Hz Vertical and Horizontal Sync Rate, respectively

Keyboard and Mouse

• ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse
• Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard