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30 Jul 2014 – Simulations indicate that policy coordination is key to sustainability efforts |
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Preliminary analysis of the Computing for Sustainable Water data shows the importance of broad community-based coordination, so that environmental priorities can be achieved with a minimum of redundant effort. The project has also increased understanding of sustainability practices in other watershed areas. |
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29 Jul 2014 – Calling all climate change scientists |
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In response to President Obama's call to action on the Climate Data Initiative, we invite scientists studying climate change issues to submit proposals for accessing massive supercomputing power to advance their research. |
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21 Jul 2014 – Pioneering a Molecular Approach to Fighting AIDS |
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World Community Grid is being featured at the 20th International AIDS Conference which begins today in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Arthur Olson, FightAIDS@Home principal investigator, shares his perspective on how World Community Grid is helping his team develop therapies and a potential cure for AIDS. |
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14 Jul 2014 – GO Fight Against Malaria update: promising early findings for malaria & drug-resistant tuberculosis |
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Dr. Alexander Perryman describes the analysis and initial findings from the first phase of GO Fight Against Malaria, which include the discovery of several promising hits against key drug targets for treating both malaria and drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis. They are conducting further analysis and experimentation on the massive amount of data generated by World Community Grid volunteers. |
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10 Jul 2014 – Project roadmap and first phase results from the Mapping Cancer Markers team |
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The lead researcher for Mapping Cancer Markers presents a roadmap for the project to analyze signatures for 4 types of cancer: lung, ovarian, prostate and sarcoma; an update on his team’s progress thus far, and an invitation to join the research team in an August cancer fundraiser. |
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09 Jul 2014 – Help Conquer Cancer project update |
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The research team expands to advance their analysis of the millions of protein-crystallization images processed by World Community Grid volunteers. This will help scientists understand how protein structure can lead to better cancer drug design. |
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