Donate your spare computer power for diabetes research

For the past several years, I have donated the spare cycles on my home computer for research -- initially searching for prime numbers, then for AIDS research, and now for research on human proteome folding used for medical research on a wide variety of diseases, including diabetes. My sister died from complications caused by childhood diabetes, so I've always taken a particular interest in this disease. This page on the Virtual Medical Worlds website -- http://tinyurl.com/78te3 -- states that: " The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology. ISB's goal is to unravel the mysteries of human biology and identify strategies for predicting and preventing diseases such as ... diabetes ...". The site also explains that that research is based on folding the human proteome, and there are many such websites which are collecting information for this project, including the World Community Grid to which I belong. This is no hoax, and although it might still be years before this research is successful, the more people who donate their SPARE computer power -- which is otherwise wasted on something like a screensaver -- the sooner the project can be completed.

I have created a personal website -- http://tinyurl.com/b7ofs -- which explains the process a bit more and provides several links to other sites for more information. The World Community Grid is NON-PROFIT and doing research for the betterment of all mankind. I hope -- especially during this special holiday season of charity -- that you will consider donating your SPARE computer power to this worthwhile project; all it will take is a few minutes of your time, and I am confident that you will never even know that it is running on your computer after it is installed. As I mention on my webpage, if you are skeptical, do a web-search for "grid computing", also known as "distributed computing", and you will see that this has been around for a long time and is perfectly legitimate. I have no personal stake in this other than wanting to help find a cure for cancer.

Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

Bill Velek
.

Relevant Pages

  • Donate your spare computer power for diabetes research
    ... " The Institute for Systems Biology is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology. ... The site also explains that that research is based on folding the human proteome, and there are many such websites which are collecting information for this project, including the World Community Grid to which I belong. ... This is no hoax, and although it might still be years before this research is successful, the more people who donate their SPARE computer power -- which is otherwise wasted on something like a screensaver -- the sooner the project can be completed. ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)
  • Donate your spare computer power for cancer research
    ... For the past several years, I have donated the spare cycles on my home computer for research -- initially searching for prime numbers, then for AIDS research, and now for research on human proteome folding used for medical research on a wide variety of diseases, including cancer. ... This is no hoax, and although it might still be years before this research is successful, the more people who donate their SPARE computer power -- which is otherwise wasted on ... I hope -- especially during this special holiday season of charity -- that you will consider donating your SPARE computer power to this worthwhile project; all it will take is a few minutes of your time, and I am confident that you will never even know that it is running on your computer after it is installed. ...
    (sci.med.prostate.cancer)
  • Donate your spare computer power for cancer research
    ... For the past several years, I have donated the spare cycles on my home computer for research -- initially searching for prime numbers, then for AIDS research, and now for research on human proteome folding used for medical research on a wide variety of diseases, including cancer. ... This is no hoax, and although it might still be years before this research is successful, the more people who donate their SPARE computer power -- which is otherwise wasted on ... I hope -- especially during this special holiday season of charity -- that you will consider donating your SPARE computer power to this worthwhile project; all it will take is a few minutes of your time, and I am confident that you will never even know that it is running on your computer after it is installed. ...
    (sci.med.diseases.cancer)