How Your Video Game System Can Help Cure Cancer

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Description: Gamers Can Now Help Stanford University Researchers with the "Folding@Home" Project Now you can help fight cancer simply by playing video games from the comfort of your own home. Researchers at Stanford University have teamed up with Sony Computer Entertainment America, the makers of PlayStation, on the "Folding@Home" project. Folding@Home helps researchers study the folding, and more important, misfolding of human proteins, which can lead to understanding the cause and cure of diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cystic fibrosis. In order to study protein folding, researchers need more than just one super computer, but the massive processing power of thousands of networked computers. Previously, PCs have been the only option for scientists studying this, but now, they have a new, more powerful tool—PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3). The PS3's cell processor is about 20 times faster at folding than a standard PC, giving even greater results in real time, allowing scientists to not only see but navigate the molecule in 3D. To take part voluntarily, gamers just need to click on the Folding@Home icon within the main menu of the PS3. Then whenever their game system is idle, it will automatically begin the real-time simulations and the PS3's graphic chip actually allows you to watch the process first hand. You can even manipulate and study the protein strand yourself. Produced for Sony Computer Entertainment America
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hamward123 ::: Favorites at least thers one good cause of the ps3... now if onli it will get more good games... 07-10-13 22:49:20 __________________________________________________
ipodguru22 ::: Favorites everyone join team Youtube 79621 07-08-25 01:21:28 __________________________________________________
cottonvibes ::: Favorites lol the first statement in this video is untrue. "playing a videogame can help save lives" uh, later in the video it says it only works when you're idle and not playing the game.. also the government already has a cure for cancer, they just make more money without it 07-08-19 07:23:59 __________________________________________________
Lahmy88 ::: Favorites If your from Downunder join | Aussie Rules Footy | Team 52735 | Great startup team moving quickly up the stats. type Folding@Home in Google search and download the PC software as well as running a PS3, it all helps out the Project. Cheers 07-08-04 12:21:14 __________________________________________________
xxxxsoccerdude ::: Favorites please join my team the number is 63597 and my online name is Alexanderthegret...please join and help cure cancer...thanks 07-07-20 00:26:48 __________________________________________________
flameseeker06 ::: Favorites Well fear is out and it looks like crap...and it runs on +- 30 fps... enough said 07-07-15 20:53:14 __________________________________________________
SuperSebbles ::: Favorites This wont work it wont work it wont work... >.> 07-07-14 21:16:05 __________________________________________________
nightmaregss ::: Favorites hey if you don't fuking like this don't fuking comment this nub there just helping to cure it why do u fuking care 07-07-11 16:49:25 __________________________________________________
Mrbob200 ::: Favorites Oh fucken god this is like globle warming bullshit the Ps3 is no longer just a thingy to play games on now its Cancer fuck i miss the old days were they cared about he game and not the kewl new Ghp's and ohhh look the Rock moves 07-07-08 21:05:46 __________________________________________________
monster3x3 ::: Favorites that is so freaken wired 07-07-06 18:44:25 __________________________________________________