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Topic: Help Fight MDA.
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jar
Member (Idle past 415 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 1 of 21 (372485)
12-27-2006 7:38 PM
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The World Community Grid has just added a new project.
World Community Grid and researchers supported by Decrypthon, a partnership between AFM (French Muscular Dystrophy Association), CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and IBM are investigating protein-protein interactions for 40,000 proteins whose structures are known, with particular focus on those proteins that play a role in neuromuscular diseases. The database of information produced will help researchers design molecules to inhibit or enhance binding of particular macromolecules, hopefully leading to better treatments for muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases. Muscular Dystrophy is a very personal illness to me since I have a brother who is suffering severely from MDA. You can read about the project here. If any of you know someone who suffers from MDA, here is a chance to actually do something that will help. We are making amazing progress against this scourge and others, and this is something we can all do that costs nothing, requires minimal effort and that will hasten the day when MDA like polio is but a memory. If any of you have considered joining Team EvC but have held back for some reason, please, look at this project and if you can join us, can help, download the BOINC or UD agents. If you have ANY questions, please ask.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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jar
Member (Idle past 415 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 2 of 21 (372747)
12-29-2006 11:37 AM
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bump
to Help Fight MDA
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Modulous
Member Posts: 7801 From: Manchester, UK Joined: 05-01-2005
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Message 3 of 21 (372751)
12-29-2006 11:47 AM
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Reply to: Message 1 by jar
12-27-2006 7:38 PM
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Thanks jar
I lost a cousin (and my chronologically closest relative) to MD, so I'll be joining the fight.
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jar
Member (Idle past 415 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 4 of 21 (372883)
12-29-2006 11:15 PM
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Reply to: Message 3 by Modulous
12-29-2006 11:47 AM
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Re: Thanks jar
MDA is something horrific to see but we are so close to being able to do something about it. Thanks for helping out. It really is appreciated.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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jar
Member (Idle past 415 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 5 of 21 (373410)
01-01-2007 12:37 PM
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Bump to try to recruit some help
So far Team EvC has contributed greatly to the projects of the World Community Grid. Folk, we do need your help. Please consider joining us and help fight some of the remaining diseases that afflict so many.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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RAZD
Member (Idle past 1426 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: 03-14-2004
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Message 6 of 21 (373424)
01-01-2007 1:14 PM
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Reply to: Message 5 by jar
01-01-2007 12:37 PM
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New Year Resolution?
Technically everyone who is signed up for World Community Grid is participating unless they have restricted their agent to a specific program. Thus we are signed up to find solutions to: - Muscular Dystrophy (Launched December 19, 2006)
- Fiocruz Genome Comparison (Launched November 21, 2006)
- Cancer (Launched July 20, 2006)
- Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 (Launched June 23, 2006)
- FightAIDS@Home (Launched November 21, 2005)
Notice that the FightAids is half way through experiment 5 and ready to start experiment 6, having already completed 1a, 1b, 2, 3 and 4, and that results are already helping victims: http://fightaidsathome.scripps.edu/ And that the Proteome Folding Project is on phase 2 having already completed phase 1. Phase 2 builds on and refines the results of phase 1. Also see HIV Cancer Diabetes MDA and more - Solve on your computer for information on how to join. Something to do for a New Years Resolution eh?
Join the effort to unravel AIDS/HIV, unfold Proteomes, fight Cancer, compare Fiocruz Genome and fight Muscular Dystrophy with Team EvC! (click)
we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
RebelAAmericanOZen[Deist
... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ...
to share.
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Vacate
Member (Idle past 4621 days) Posts: 565 Joined: 10-01-2006
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Message 7 of 21 (373507)
01-01-2007 8:17 PM
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My wife and I have decided to have both our computers on the grid. Thanks for making me aware of this, I think its a great idea and I hope to get more people I know to also subscribe.
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jar
Member (Idle past 415 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 8 of 21 (373509)
01-01-2007 8:19 PM
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Reply to: Message 7 by Vacate
01-01-2007 8:17 PM
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Thank You very much.
Fantastic. Once you down load the application please consider joining Team EvC. You can assign both machines to the same account by the way.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Vacate
Member (Idle past 4621 days) Posts: 565 Joined: 10-01-2006
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Message 9 of 21 (373510)
01-01-2007 8:21 PM
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Reply to: Message 8 by jar
01-01-2007 8:19 PM
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Re: Thank You very much.
I am not familiar with the setup. I would be glad to join Team EvC, does this come into effect after I have joined?
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jar
Member (Idle past 415 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 10 of 21 (373514)
01-01-2007 8:32 PM
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Reply to: Message 9 by Vacate
01-01-2007 8:21 PM
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Re: Thank You very much.
There are a couple ways to participate. One is the application from United Devices which you can download at World Community Grid. The other is the BOINC Agent that seems a little faster and can be downloaded here. Once you have joined and get your agent downloaded you can join Team EvC here.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Vacate
Member (Idle past 4621 days) Posts: 565 Joined: 10-01-2006
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Message 11 of 21 (373521)
01-01-2007 8:55 PM
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Reply to: Message 10 by jar
01-01-2007 8:32 PM
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Re: Thank You very much.
Perfect! Thanks very much Jar 
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nator
Member (Idle past 2191 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: 12-09-2001
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Message 12 of 21 (373576)
01-01-2007 11:16 PM
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Reply to: Message 6 by RAZD
01-01-2007 1:14 PM
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Re: New Year Resolution?
Zhimbo and I have our computer on the Grid as of just a moment ago, and we've joined Team EvC. Sweet.
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jar
Member (Idle past 415 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 13 of 21 (373577)
01-01-2007 11:21 PM
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Reply to: Message 12 by nator
01-01-2007 11:16 PM
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Thank you both
Shall I log you two as Biblical Christians? Perhaps honorary Biblical Christians?
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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RAZD
Member (Idle past 1426 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: 03-14-2004
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Message 14 of 21 (373627)
01-02-2007 7:41 AM
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Reply to: Message 12 by nator
01-01-2007 11:16 PM
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Re: New Year Resolution?
quote:
Current Members 43 (#297)
Sweet indeed. Welcome to the club.
Join the effort to unravel AIDS/HIV, unfold Proteomes, fight Cancer,
compare Fiocruz Genome and fight Muscular Dystrophy with Team EvC! (click)
we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
RebelAAmericanOZen[Deist
... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ...
to share.
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nator
Member (Idle past 2191 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: 12-09-2001
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Message 15 of 21 (373639)
01-02-2007 8:26 AM
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Reply to: Message 13 by jar
01-01-2007 11:21 PM
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Re: Thank you both
Honorary, if you wish.
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