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How Near Is The Project To Completion

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone knows how far this project is to completion?

Also, does it annoy anybody else here, that when a new member joins; they are not asked what project they wish to join, but are automatically assigned to the AIDS project?

Michael

[May 18, 2006 7:47:39 AM]

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Re: How Near Is The Project To Completion

New members are assigned to all projects. The actual work you get sent is random, and will depend on various other factors beyond your control.

If you want to work on a particular project, it's easy enough to change your preferences.

The Human Proteome Folding project has met its primary goals, and is winding down - although the project scientists have indicated that there will always be more to do on this project. However, there is a new project coming shortly; Human Proteome Folding 2. We will find out more about it shortly. Watch this space.

FightAIDS@Home has made a good start on Phase 2. There is months more of crunching in the pipeline - after that, who knows?

[May 18, 2006 8:36:51 AM]

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I also wanted to add that in a couple months we will be rolling out a new Join process that will let you choose what projects you want to participate in at the time you register.

Thanks,
Blaine.

[May 18, 2006 1:21:35 PM]

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Re: How Near Is The Project To Completion

Hi,

Thanks for that. I was wondering if there is a URL where information like this is located ?

Regards

Michael

[May 18, 2006 1:23:44 PM]

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Re: How Near Is The Project To Completion

Hi Didactylos,

I have a couple computers working for the world community grid, and I chose to dedicate each computer to a specific project.
So I'm wondering, when you say:

The Human Proteome Folding project has met its primary goals, and is winding down - although the project scientists have indicated that there will always be more to do on this project.

Does that mean my computers dedicated to HPF aren't sending useful results anymore and that I should switch them to FightAids for the time being or is HPF still running?
Or as MickyCarty asked, where could we find more details on project completions?

Thanks,
Yann.

[May 22, 2006 1:24:00 PM]

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Re: How Near Is The Project To Completion

HPF is still doing useful work. Read the latest updates from the project scientists to find out exactly what they are doing - and rest assured, WCG won't let them just kill time. There are other projects to be tackled!

I'm not certain about the future of HPF1. They may continue the project working on different proteins, or they may be very near wrapping it up entirely. I don't know. What I do know is that when this eventually happens, we will be told all about it.

It's not long until the next newsletter. I wouldn't be surprised if all these questions aren't answered comprehensively there.

[May 22, 2006 3:04:36 PM]

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Re: How Near Is The Project To Completion

first of all, srr for my english if it's bad:)

i don't want to complain about the project because I really believe in this project from the WCG(!) but what I don't really understand is that why they (the HPF-project scientists) say they always can add some more work to this project...are there so many proteomes...???

i study fysiotherapie and I know that the chapters about proteomes are verry enlarge because proteomes are so important, they act as enzymes, structure particles, Gap-junctions, inhibitors, activators...there are indeed many proteomes, but are they so inexhaustible that there could not come a stop or limit the project... it seems to me that there are not many proteomes but that there are infinite much proteomes in the human body???...or not???

maybe someone can answer me, if not, thx for your patience to read it :)
thx and keep on crunching that proteomes

[May 22, 2006 5:07:21 PM]

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Re: How Near Is The Project To Completion

Hello workel,
We finished folding the proteome for humans a year ago (at least, the portion of the proteome that Rosetta could handle). We have been folding proteomes for other species. This is useful because most proteins in other species are homologous to human proteins. This means that they are usually very similar so that information learned about one species applies to all others. There are complications, but it is a way to extract the most benefit from research.

Lawrence

[May 22, 2006 9:24:59 PM]

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Ok I understand better now the status of HPF1 thanks to you guys. I'll just wait for the next newsletter, but I was wondering if there was somewhere in the World Community Grid website a place we could find the previous, or a least the latest newsletter?

Thanks again,
Yann.

[May 23, 2006 8:49:57 PM]

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Re: How Near Is The Project To Completion

Hello lancelot,
Yes, all our newsletters are stored under 'About Us' - 'News & Media' at http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/newsletter/viewNewsletterMain.do

FightAIDS@Home has a newsletter at http://fightaidsathome.scripps.edu/news/vol1.html

And there is a list of posted updates at http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=4925#51997

Lawrence

[May 23, 2006 9:07:12 PM]

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