Xbox 360 to get Rosetta@Home?
While Xbox 360 owners may not be able to help out with the Folding@Home project just yet, another similar program may come to Microsoft‘s next gen videogame console.
Gizmodo’s Adam Frucci has raised a very legitimate idea that the Rosetta@Home project – which works like Folding@Home and may ultimately help in the fight against HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, malaria and many other diseases – may be coming to the XBox 360 in the future. All of Frucci’s arguments so far are not yet based on hard evidence, but they do carry a bit of weight. Let’s list them down:
- Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founder, is a staunch supporter in the fight against AIDS. He has also publicly stated that he believes the AIDS vaccine will be found in his lifetime, so unless he’s got some immortality serum stashed away, he’s all for helping speed up the process – something that Rosetta@Home can help make a reality
- Rosetta@Home received over US$ 10 million from the Gates Foundation last year for HIV research
- Last year, Rosetta@Home head scientist and developer David Baker said on the project’s message boards that they “have been discussing [using Xbox 360 consoles to help with the project] with Microsoft quite a bit over the past several weeks.”
That last bullet’s a bit old, though, as the quote is taking from an October 2006 posting. The current status of the project is unknown, but it is indeed looking pretty interesting. There are still people who are concerned about screwing up their consoles if they leave them on 24/7, but overall, it seems that Xbox 360 owners are really gung-ho about helping out with some protein folding.
What do you guys think? Leave a comment below and let us know.
Via Gizmodo
While Xbox 360 owners may not be able to help out with the Folding@Home project just yet, another similar program may come to Microsoft‘s next gen videogame console.
Gizmodo’s Adam Frucci has raised a very legitimate idea that the Rosetta@Home project – which works like Folding@Home and may ultimately help in the fight against HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, malaria and many other diseases – may be coming to the XBox 360 in the future. All of Frucci’s arguments so far are not yet based on hard evidence, but they do carry a bit of weight. Let’s list them down:
- Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founder, is a staunch supporter in the fight against AIDS. He has also publicly stated that he believes the AIDS vaccine will be found in his lifetime, so unless he’s got some immortality serum stashed away, he’s all for helping speed up the process – something that Rosetta@Home can help make a reality
- Rosetta@Home received over US$ 10 million from the Gates Foundation last year for HIV research
- Last year, Rosetta@Home head scientist and developer David Baker said on the project’s message boards that they “have been discussing [using Xbox 360 consoles to help with the project] with Microsoft quite a bit over the past several weeks.”
That last bullet’s a bit old, though, as the quote is taking from an October 2006 posting. The current status of the project is unknown, but it is indeed looking pretty interesting. There are still people who are concerned about screwing up their consoles if they leave them on 24/7, but overall, it seems that Xbox 360 owners are really gung-ho about helping out with some protein folding.
What do you guys think? Leave a comment below and let us know.
Via Gizmodo
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