Master Yoghurt
Apr 3rd, 2002, 04:53:55 AM
Here is a good way contributing to medical science and turn idle computer time to something useful and fun. :)
In cooperation with Stanford University, the combines the computing power of users all over the globe to help analyse the data of <a href=http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/HGP/>Human Genome Project (http://gah.stanford.edu/>Genome@home). HGP aims to map the human DNA, enabling medical science in the future to find new treatments for Cancer, Alzheimers etc. Genome@home enables scientist to exploit the computing power of thousands of users to turn the results into practical data. For the interested, read more about it here: <a href=http://gah.stanford.edu/using.html#goals>Project Goals.</a>
Ok, enough of that, now comes the fun bit. Me and a few others at CC.netters joined up with a team named Team Phoenix Rising (http://www.its.caltech.edu/~milesc/index.htm>GENEtals</a>,).
GENEtals moved in a record pace from 1000 place to 50 in just over two months without ever being passed. At time of writing, we are at #30 and still climbing fast, however Team Phoenix is dangerously close:
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30. GENEtals 141226.93
31. Phoenix_Rising 140170.91
Differential: 1056
<a href=http://gah.stanford.edu/teamstats.html>Team Stats List</a>
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At this rate, TPR is going to catch up sooner rather than later unless there is a boost. They declared a member stats list (http://forums.teamphoenixrising.net/showthread.php?threadid=3964>war</a>,) (ancient PII 233Mhz). I am sure there are some who could match my not so impressive computer.. ;)
Everyone having some idle computer time is urged to help out running genome. Here is how to get building those genes.. :cool
How to join GENEtals: <a href=http://www.its.caltech.edu/~milesc/join.htm>Instructions</a>
Team Number: 632954850
Team Homepage: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~milesc/index.htm
Genome@Home Homepage: http://gah.stanford.edu/
In cooperation with Stanford University, the combines the computing power of users all over the globe to help analyse the data of <a href=http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/HGP/>Human Genome Project (http://gah.stanford.edu/>Genome@home). HGP aims to map the human DNA, enabling medical science in the future to find new treatments for Cancer, Alzheimers etc. Genome@home enables scientist to exploit the computing power of thousands of users to turn the results into practical data. For the interested, read more about it here: <a href=http://gah.stanford.edu/using.html#goals>Project Goals.</a>
Ok, enough of that, now comes the fun bit. Me and a few others at CC.netters joined up with a team named Team Phoenix Rising (http://www.its.caltech.edu/~milesc/index.htm>GENEtals</a>,).
GENEtals moved in a record pace from 1000 place to 50 in just over two months without ever being passed. At time of writing, we are at #30 and still climbing fast, however Team Phoenix is dangerously close:
-----------
30. GENEtals 141226.93
31. Phoenix_Rising 140170.91
Differential: 1056
<a href=http://gah.stanford.edu/teamstats.html>Team Stats List</a>
-----------
At this rate, TPR is going to catch up sooner rather than later unless there is a boost. They declared a member stats list (http://forums.teamphoenixrising.net/showthread.php?threadid=3964>war</a>,) (ancient PII 233Mhz). I am sure there are some who could match my not so impressive computer.. ;)
Everyone having some idle computer time is urged to help out running genome. Here is how to get building those genes.. :cool
How to join GENEtals: <a href=http://www.its.caltech.edu/~milesc/join.htm>Instructions</a>
Team Number: 632954850
Team Homepage: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~milesc/index.htm
Genome@Home Homepage: http://gah.stanford.edu/