Ask ScienceEnglish • 1 year ago

Did Folding@HOME or other distributed computing projects actually make a significant difference in the creation of COVID vaccines?

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Did Folding@HOME or other distributed computing projects actually make a significant difference in the creation of COVID vaccines?

Ask ScienceEnglish • 1 year ago

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Like many, when I heard about Folding@HOME and how I could contribute to the fight against COVID, I put my hardware to work. Now that’s it has been a while, what effect did those projects ultimately have on the outcome? Did it actually help with the creation of vaccines, or was it effectively just a massive waste of energy?

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