Ever since the Life With PlayStation update that we told you about last week a few of our members have been using their PS3s to ‘fold‘. No, this isn’t some kind of console-based origami, it’s leveraging the PS3’s massive computational power in a good way: to find the cure for cancer.
It might sound far fetched but the principles are sound: proteins are biology’s workhorses — its nanomachines. Before proteins can carry out these important functions, they assemble themselves, or fold. The process of protein folding, while critical and fundamental to virtually all of biology, in many ways remains a mystery.
You can help solve that mystery, and better still, work as a team by joining the TSA Folding Team. How? It’s easy:
Thanks to TheDeathAvenger and Jas-n for setting up the team, who will be giving us monthly reports as the work progresses. You can monitor the progress of the TSA Team live on the web right here, with TheDeathAvenger and colossalblue way out in front, but you’ll be putting resources to better use if you join yourself. For more information and discussion join our forum thread here.
Gastos84 | 11/05/2009 12:21
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3903 TSA Points | Member since: Apr 2009
I will do that tonight. I have never even clicked on Life before but now i will.
El_Diablo_Guapo | 11/05/2009 12:27
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188 TSA Points | Member since: Apr 2009
Nice one!
RocketSOL | 11/05/2009 12:29
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544 TSA Points | Member since: Oct 2008
Joined yesterday. If only I changed my name on my last PS3 i’d be in the top 3!!!! Just gunna have to start from scratch.
Paragonknight | 11/05/2009 13:27
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3 TSA Points | Member since: Dec 2008
Already joined.
pOOpInFlames | 11/05/2009 13:37
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851 TSA Points | Member since: Apr 2009
I joined yesterday too,but my name is not on the list
Jas-n | 11/05/2009 13:54
Folding With TSA Co-ordinator.
1230 TSA Points | Member since: Aug 2008
the server’s probably not updated yet, so don’t worry.
yogh_wayne | 11/05/2009 19:32
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2852 TSA Points | Member since: Oct 2008
I also joined the team yesterday but am not on the list yet. Maybe I should also double-check the number I entered
Jas-n | 11/05/2009 13:56
Folding With TSA Co-ordinator.
1230 TSA Points | Member since: Aug 2008
Also, could you PLEASE change your name from the default “PS3″ to your TSA username.
It’ll ensure you have your own place on the leaderboard not a collective one.
deepmenace | 11/05/2009 15:49
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264 TSA Points | Member since: Forever
call me selfish but i want all my cpu cycles to myself.
drive your car more and it’ll break more.
i’d happily take being proven wrong so dont flame me!
Jas-n | 11/05/2009 15:59
Folding With TSA Co-ordinator.
1230 TSA Points | Member since: Aug 2008
Fair enough, but it’s for a descent cause, and its meant to be run…
a) on the PS3 when you’re not using it
and/or
b) on your PC in hte background, so you don’t notice it. Also it gives itself a low priority so you always get enough power for what you need it for.
But each to their own
.
markglynne | 11/05/2009 17:18
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334 TSA Points | Member since: Apr 2009
Don’t wont to be cheeky, greedy or watever you call this since it is for a good cause ( saving the planet thing) but will we get TSA points or not
Jas-n | 11/05/2009 17:48
Folding With TSA Co-ordinator.
1230 TSA Points | Member since: Aug 2008
I’m going to say not, but I’m not the person to ask, Nofi is.
Plus it’s like trophies you don’t get points for that.
But don’t let that stp you from joining the team.
burtens | 11/05/2009 17:59
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270 TSA Points | Member since: Forever
Points or not, I have left my old team, and joined this.
Heres for hoping Stanford finds a cure!
pOOpInFlames | 13/05/2009 10:09
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851 TSA Points | Member since: Apr 2009
nice mr burtens
slates16 | 11/05/2009 18:02
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248 TSA Points | Member since: Apr 2009
seems to be catching on half my friend list is on life@playstation!
Jas-n | 11/05/2009 18:26
Folding With TSA Co-ordinator.
1230 TSA Points | Member since: Aug 2008
You not doing your job then are you?
You should tell the rest about TSA and our team
slates16 | 11/05/2009 20:48
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i was reading up on it and i think it said was only worthwhile for the them if you do it for 8 hours at a time so you can do a full job??
Lanselta | 11/05/2009 19:53
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528 TSA Points | Member since: Forever
Great idea fellas, just joined.
gaffers101 | 11/05/2009 20:54
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302 TSA Points | Member since: Oct 2008
Downloading it now – 125MB, that’ll take about half an hour then lol.
Still anything to help.
mark w. | 12/05/2009 22:38
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644 TSA Points | Member since: Mar 2009
I joined the team also. Come on let’s go folding nuts.