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Do you think research on 2019-nCoV would benefit from having available a platform for distributed computing, e.g. a dedicated Folding@Home?
by zedr 7y ago
Do you think research on 2019-nCoV would benefit from having available a platform for distributed computing, e.g. a dedicated Folding@Home?
- fjfaase 7y agoI am afraid not. If there would be any, I guess it would already have been organized. No, knowing the structure of the proteins that make up the virus, might give some understand about how it works. If that gives some information about prevention (developping a vaccine) or treatment (developing anti-viral drugs), I wonder. Knowing the genetic code, can be helpful with developing vaccine. I understand that one approach is to incorporate part of the DNA in a known 'disabled' virus and test if it has some protective effect in some animals, and only after positive results test it on humans.