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For the best answer to this question here is a link to Stanford's Site.
Everyone can contribute to the project. You don't need to have leading edge equipment to fold. One WU a day will still help Stanford out. No one is too slow!
It doesn't matter how many computers you have! We have two easy to follow rules on our team:
And the easiest way to have fun is to post in our Forums!
The How-To Join page has all the information you will need to join our Team!
Stanford's download page has the latest official clients.
Unfortunately, no. The nature of the project does not currently allow that. The WU's you get are dependant on the results you just turned in.
WU's stands for Work Units which are the proteins we download from Stanford to work on.
FP's is our Pond slang for saying Folding Points and these are what Stanford gives you for returning completed WU's.
Yes. Stanford has set up a page which lists the proteins and the points awarded for completing the proteins: Standford's List of Proteins
Yes, it is based on the complexity of the WU that you are working on. Refer to Standford's List of Proteins for the time limits for each WU.
Stanford uses an 500 MHz client to figure that out. They run the client for half an hour and calculate it from there.
Nobody profits from F@H, but everyone, world wide, will benefit from F@H. Stanford is an academic institution therefore they are a non-profit group. They have stated that they will not sell the results of this study.
A Frame is the way that Stanford chose to break up a WU. Some WU’s are 10 Frames long and others are 100 Frames long.
Yes you can but be aware of the fact that the WU will restart from frame #1. It is best to wait until beginning a new WU before upgrading the client software.
Yes. Check our links page under Downloads.
Currently, no. Any points you accumulate with a team stays with that team.
You can follow the directions that appear to work for us. You can find them right here.
Coolrunr has a counter system setup for us. Just head over to this page and follow the insrtuctions.
