How does the FightAIDS@Home software work?
We use a client (a piece of software) that automatically downloads small pieces of data and then uses AutoDock to perform calculations that model how drugs interact with various forms of HIV Protease, a key molecular machine in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. After your computer processes the information, the results are sent back to The Scripps Research Institute where they are analyzed by researchers in Prof. Olson’s Laboratory. The process takes an enormous amount of computing time, which is why The Scripps Research Institute needs you (and your friends!) to participate in FightAIDS@Home.
We use software that automatically downloads small pieces of data and performs calculations that model how drugs interact with various HIV virus mutations. After your computer processes the information, the results are sent by World Community Grid to The Scripps Research Institute where they are analyzed by the Scripps research team. The process takes an enormous amount of computing time, which is why The World Community Grid needs you (and your friends!) to participate in FightAIDS@Home.
