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Former Member
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The reason I ask is that this video indicates, at precisely 1 minute and 4 seconds from the beginning, that WCG would be working on Avian Flu "this summer". Since the video was apparently made by an IBM rep at some sort of convention or computer show in May, 2006, I took that to mean this past summer of 2006. Someone in another thread said that this was incorrect, but never gave a basis for that statement and never commented on the video. I want to keep my website as accurate as I can.
Also, if Dagorath happens to see this post, please let me know if I have your permission to use your video -- which I have downloaded directly to my server -- rather than the Google video which is in public domain but doesn't look as good. They are temporarily displayed side by side here. Thanks for any help. Cheers. Bill Velek |
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Former Member
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Hi Bill,
The Avian Flu is just a whisper from Rumor Central. As usual, rumors distort the truth more than they enlighten. Projects run on the World Community Grid are complex and can take several years to set up. At any time, we are in contact with a number of people considering various projects that may never actually happen. An Avian Flu project is a possibility, but not in the near future (meaning I do not believe we will board such a project in 2007). Scientific research is alway changing and going off in new directions, so I am not going to try to guess which possible projects will eventually become real projects. Lawrence |
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Advanced Cruncher Joined: Apr 19, 2006 Post Count: 57 Status: Offline |
Drug Design and Optimization Lab does work on Avian Flu. I think our current work here is more important, as it deals with existing pandemic diseases.
The work they do on Avian is only one type of H5N1 ("H5N1 Target 1 - Neuraminidase").... it has not yet mutated and the same compounds might not work on a different mutated strain of H5N1. It would be hard to create a drug to combat Avian flu if we do not know what the mutated, human-to-human strain looks like. Meanwhile several Avian Flu vaccine trials are very promising (here's one): http://www.itp.net/business/news/details.php?id=21785&category= |
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Former Member
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Thank you. I have revised my website to delete the remark about WCG working on Avian Flu.
Cheers. Bill Velek |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Hi Bill.
Just thought I might drop a Firefox specific note in here. My Firefox browser has both Flashplayer and Shockwave 10 installaed and the link to your page works and allows the Google video to play. Likewise the second link in your post works fine. The last link (both videos) brings up the video by Kim, which plays too. The problem is that on this page the Google video isn't present and my browser insists that I have a 'missing plugin'. This is displayed by a drop down bar at the top of the screen and within a box on the page itself. The links to install the 'missing' plugin do not find anything to install. Not surprising given that the Google video works on the other two pages.  Also the link from the third page to your website appears to be broken 'Page not found on this server' error. Hope this helps others with a similar problem here. Cheers ozylynx p.s. except for the requirements of Norton's support system(installed today) I operate entirely IE free and will be sending Norton an appropriate raspberry.  |
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Former Member
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Thanks, ozylynx, for the feedback. I don't understand why there is a problem with one Google video playing and not the other; I obtained the code for both of them from the Google site, and have rechecked it. They work for me with Netscape and Internet Explorer. Anyway, I'm going to delete the google video from the second link because it doesn't look as good when compared to the other video file. Hopefully no one is having problems with the Google video of the IBM rep, because I don't have another file to replace it with.
As for a link not working, could you be more specific. I just checked them and they are working for me -- but maybe I'm overlooking the one you mean. Thanks. Bill Velek |
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Sekerob
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Old news, but could not immediately find it here as provided.
----------------------------------------http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060504065526.htm Some link a few posts up to itp is dead on my Firefox browser. cheers Errata: Just to highlight that the actual decease was addressed thru a Distributed Computing Project limited to the UK... i.e. not in need of a large scale DC as WCG is.
WCG
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Former Member
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Thanks, Sekerob, but I have a couple of other links about Avian Flu research on my website here
Cheers. |
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Former Member
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This seems to be the closest that we have to a thread about Avian flu (H5N1). Here is an interesting article titled 'Supermap Of Avian Flu Yields New Info On Source And Spread' dated 30 April 2007 in Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070430102031.htm
For me the most interesting quote is: Janies says the supermap is universally applicable in tracking the spread of infectious agents, adding that his group is already working on mapping other diseases, such as SARS. He notes that despite recent efforts to stimulate collaboration and publication of all data regarding the H5N1 virus, a significant amount of genomic information remains in private hands. That, alone, means the current map is incomplete, at best. He also notes that while there is good data in a number of public databases, those genetic sequences are not well-annotated with information about host species – whether they are wild or domestic, for example. With proper design, a map like this really points out where data is missing or incomplete. |
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