Cancer Research Project
| Cancer Research Project | |
|---|---|
| Area: | Disease control |
| Target: | Investigation of cancer-relevant proteins |
| Operator: | Oxford University |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Platform: | BOINC |
| Website: | grid.org |
| Commercially: | Yes |
| Project status | |
| Status: | completed |
| Start: | 04/03/2001 |
| The End: | 04/27/2007 |
The Cancer Research Project ( cancer research project ) was conducted by scientists of the University of Oxford launched along with biotech companies to life. Similar to the SETI @ home and the Folding @ home project, it made use of external computing power from private households ( distributed computing , grid computing ). Special proteins that are suspected to be responsible for the development of cancer were examined . The aim was to find compounds that dock onto the target protein in order to render it harmless. In the meantime, around 2.5 million computers worldwide have been involved in the project. The project ended in April 2007.
The results of this project were made available to the general public free of charge. However, the proceeds from commercial exploitation should benefit Oxford University.
Web links
- English-language original page
- Intellectual Property Statement for Cancer Project
- Help Conquer Cancer - Comparable current project
Individual evidence
- ↑ grid.org/projects/cancer ( Memento from March 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive )