The latest rev of Google's toolbar includes a client for Folding@home, a distributed computing project from "Stanford University that is trying to understand the structure of proteins so they can develop better treatments for a number of illnesses." Ever since SETI@Home launched, I've been waiting for something like this: A company with zillions of installed clients adding a distributed computing module. Prediction: The Folding@home client will be an unspeakable success, crunching more scenaria than anyone expected, maybe even exhausting the problem-space in very short order.
(via Scripting News)
