First Ever PS3 Protein Fold-A-Thon
We reported a few days ago about Stanford University’s amazing Folding@Home project coming to the PS3. With the latest 1.6 firmware update for the PS3, you can run the program to help with complex protein folding calculations to aid in cancer research.
A group of dedicated individuals at the official Playstation message boards are wrangling PS3’s for a group to run the program on Sunday night. The effort is being dubbed the Sunday night Fold-a-thon. Neither Stanford or Sony is affiliated with the effort, but the support has been great since the announcement of the program.
I encourage everyone who has a PS3 at thier disposal to help out for this admirable cause. Who knows, your PS3 may be responsible for curing cancer.
Just a reminder Folding@Home is available on the Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms. So if you don't own a PS3, you can still do your part by running this valuable program. If cancer research doesn't hit as close to home as HIV and AIDS research, there is a program out there for you too. Check out FightAIDS@home from the Olson Laboratory, and register to help the epidemic that has taken countless lives over the years.
PS3 Owners Can Do Good This Weekend with Folding@Home Project [Game Politics]
Toots
Posted to Video Games, Videos on 21 March 2007
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You can definitely count me in for this!
Great idea.
Toots! Thank you for the public mention of FightAIDS@Home! Much luv to you!!!
(With FightAIDS@Home, there are teams you can join. I'm part of the GamEx team, if anyone's interested!)
God, I love this site.