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28 Feb 2017 – Help Stop TB Team Selects Data Analysis Tools |
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The Help Stop TB team is hard at work analyzing the data they’ve received so far from World Community Grid. They recently chose two new data analysis tools, which will help them better understand the behavior of the bacterium which causes tuberculosis. |
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13 Feb 2017 – The Importance of Protein Social Behavior |
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Which proteins are most likely to interact with other proteins, and how might these interactions affect disease, and life itself? Results from data computed by World Community Grid are being used to help create a protein sociability index, which could help future advances in biology and medicine. |
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29 Jan 2017 – Researchers Reunite with World Community Grid to Smash Childhood Cancer |
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The Help Fight Childhood Cancer project made a breakthrough discovery when they uncovered several potential drug candidates to fight neuroblastoma. Today, we are proud to announce that the project's lead scientist has assembled an international team to fight even more childhood cancers. |
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27 Dec 2016 – Community Achievements in 2016 |
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We're grateful for the volunteers and scientists who worked with us this year to launch two new research efforts, make progress on existing projects, and spread the word about volunteer computing to new audiences. Here are some of the highlights of 2016, which wouldn't be possible without each of you. |
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15 Dec 2016 – Big Data and Big Plans: Next Steps for Uncovering Genome Mysteries |
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World Community Grid’s role in the Uncovering Genome Mysteries project has ended, but the research team’s work continues as they analyze the results of the calculations and prepare to apply the data to medical, agricultural, and other real-world applications. |
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01 Dec 2016 – FightAIDS@Home Team Re-Opens Phase 1 |
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We are happy to announce that we are re-opening Phase 1 of the Fight AIDS@Home project. In collaboration with World Community Grid, and thanks to their affiliated volunteers around the globe, High Throughput Virtual Screening will be performed by targeting the HIV-1 capsid protein with the goal of discovering new chemical compounds to defeat the AIDS virus (HIV). Read more in this update. |
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14 Nov 2016 – Drug Search for Leishmaniasis Researchers Make Data Publicly Available |
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The Drug Search for Leishmaniasis research team has created an online database of the highest-scoring results from their research on World Community Grid. This database will help accelerate the work of other scientists who are conducting similar research. |
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03 Nov 2016 – OpenZika Researchers Choosing and Testing Potential Antivirals |
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The OpenZika researchers are ready to begin laboratory testing for five chemical compounds which may lead to potential treatments. In this update, the research team discusses why the search for an anti-Zika drug is so important, describes the process of choosing which drug compounds to test, and summarizes the work they and IBM have done (so far) to publicize this study. |
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