The chemistry department at the Oxford University
is currently trying to find a cure against cancer, but
the process demands a lot of calculations power
and they have therefore chosen to use a computer
program, which can divide the tasks between several
computers over the Internet.

The program is called UD Agent and the way I think
it works (after what I think) by testing different
combinations of molecules to find the cure.
The program only uses the resources, which aren't
used and therefore you don't even notice it.

The program gets a list of molecules, which
then are investigated and then send back

The program runs without the need of

An Internet connection, but it is needed

When new assignments is needed, and

Old gets delivered back.

Read more about the project here:
http://www.grid.org/projects/cancer/about.htm
http://www.grid.org/projects/cancer/

Get and read about the program here:

http://www.grid.org/download/gold/download.htm

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