What is UD all about?
Here is a recent description of the project, in general, from the UD FAQ:The United Devices Cancer Research Project will advance research to uncover new cancer drugs through the combination of chemistry, computers, specialized software, and organizations and individuals who are committed to fighting cancer. The research centers on proteins that have been determined to be a possible target for cancer therapy. Through a process called “virtual screening”, special analysis software will identify molecules that interact with these proteins, and will determine which of the molecular candidates has a high likelihood of being developed into a drug. The process is similar to finding the right key to open a special lockby looking at millions upon millions of molecular keys. This research is basically a search, and has several components. They include several proteins, hundreds of millions of molecules, a software program that analyzes chemical reactions, and a software platform that enables dis
