Hi everyone!
I just realised that I received the Silver Badge for my contribution to the Help Stop TB project, as a recognition of the 45 days of computing power donated for a specific Word Community Gridproject. The project is just before the finish line, and I did not expected to get any new tasks from this project... It was a nice surprise, and I'm very happy of this badge!
Do you know that one-quarter of the world's population is thought to be infected with Tuberculosis, and that this is one of the world's deadliest diseases? But do you know that you can donate your unused computing power and contribute to a better understanding of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
The bacterium has an unusual coat which protects it from many drugs and the patient's immune system. Among the fats, sugars and proteins in this coat, the TB bacterium contains a type of fatty molecules called mycolic acids. Help Stop TB will use the massive amount of computing power donated by World Community Grid members to simulate the behavior of these molecules in their many configurations to better understand how they offer protection to the TB bacteria. Scientists hope to use the resulting information to finally develop better treatments for this deadly disease.
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