# Project seeks donations of unused computer power for Covid-19 research

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/25/project-seeks-donations-unused-computer-power-for-covid-19-research/
- Published: 2020-03-25T08:50:37+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Stanford University’s Folding@home project is asking people to donate their unused
computing power to further research on Covid-19.**

 

 

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The [Folding@home](https://foldingathome.org/) project uses computing power to help
study the process of protein folding to aid research on various diseases, including
many forms of cancer, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s, and is currently
focusing on Covid-19/Coronavirus as well and potential drug therapies.

 

 

 

By downloading [Folding@home](https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/), people 
can donate their unused computational resources to the [Folding@home Consortium](https://foldingathome.org/about/the-foldinghome-consortium/).
The data this helps it generate will be disseminated as part of an open science 
collaboration of multiple laboratories around the world. With many computers working
towards the same goal, the Consortium hopes to help develop a therapeutic remedy
as quickly as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Thank you to everyone who has been donating their resources! Here are some answers
> to your frequently asked questions.
> How can I donate my time for [#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)?
> Download and install the client from [https://t.co/boMq0tNn22](https://t.co/boMq0tNn22);
> Under topic, select ‘ANY’ (1/8)[https://t.co/yJaXvMHaDy](https://t.co/yJaXvMHaDy)
> — Folding@home (@foldingathome) [March 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/foldingathome/status/1239673279889190917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once downloaded, donors can choose to keep up to date with progress so far, including
seeing a graphic representation of the protein they are helping research (which 
can also be used as a screensaver) or reading about the specific research they are
helping, in real-time.

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