It looks like an old work unit, but seriously, good question.

It's also not understood why I am only only work unit # X0000075901401... at this moment

hahahaha!




Interesting thread, I'm looking forward to all the replies.
We do need it simply explained, and with questions answered.
I think what happened is that a long time ago they took pictures of cancer, and now they have been trying to determine which atomic or molecular processes it involved? I really don't know exactly though.

Ah, thanks for the explanation smwood! :) Sorry to hijack your thread, haha.

Steve,

The image in the background is a photograph of a protein crystallization experiment in progress. The circular area is a droplet of water into which a protein sample and a cocktail of chemicals were mixed. What crystallographers and structural biologists are studying is how the target protein reacts with the chemicals in the cocktail. In this case, the major reaction seems to be precipitation -- the protein, originally dissolved in water, has dropped out of solution and deposited on the bottom of the well.

The colourful circle on the right (you will see many more appear, from right to left across the screen) is a snapshot of the analysis your computer is calculating on this image, measuring and recording different kinds of texture. Each circle is a representation of a different texture calculation. These texture measures will be used later by another computer to determine what is happening in the experiment.

The same protein is tested against many different cocktails. Knowing how the protein reacts to different cocktails tells us more about the nature of the protein. Sometimes you will see a crystal growing in the well. Protein crystals are especially important, as a good crystal can be used to determine the exact molecular structure of the protein using X-ray crystallography.

Jamerbean: funny line. I like it.

Christian

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