What it's all about: GPUGrid.net stands apart from a lot of older volunteer computing projects in that it relies on graphics processing units from NVIDIA graphics cards and PlayStation3 systems. The project uses the processing power to perform simulations aimed at better understanding proteins and other molecular events.
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Proteins are the switches that turn our metabolic processes on and off. In cancer one of the switches gets stuck in the replication phase and it cause the cells to multiply indefinitely. Finding the protein to turn that switch off will be critical in the solving of the cancer disease.
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