Your computer can help scientists find a cure for COVID-19. Here’s how

Dec 22, 2020

Computing COVID-19 coronavirus healthcare scientific research

Distributed computing allows anyone with a home computer, laptop, or virtual machine to contribute computing power to a common cause. Image: Unsplash/ Christopher Gower

Victoria Masterson

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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The combined computing power from over 200,000 volunteers has allowed scientists to study the Nsp16 protein within the SARS-COV-2 virus. Image: Folding at Home

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