Grid Computing Saves Cancer Researchers Decades

Stony Stevenson writes "Canadian researchers have promised to squeeze "decades" of cancer research into just two years by harnessing the power of a global PC grid. The scientists are the first from Canada to use IBM's World Community Grid network of PCs and laptops with the power equivalent to one of the globe's top five fastest supercomputers. The team will use the grid to analyze the results of experiments on proteins using data collected by scientists at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute in Buffalo, New York. The researchers estimate that this analysis would take conventional computer systems 162 years to complete."

Oh great ...

[trolltalk.com]

Wanna bet they discover that maple syrup or Canadian back bacon cures cancer?

Storm Botnet

[creativeHavoc]

If they wanted to knock that 10 years down to 5 they could just buy a chunck of the storm worm bot net!

How could this be?

[WK2]

How could they knock decades of research off when we are less than 10 years (TM) away from a cure?

Re:PS3 Supercomputer

[larpon]

As long as the game developers aren't using the full potential of the PS3 when writing games, this is a good thing :)

So the solution to keep the idle time of the PS3 high must be to keep developers innovation low!
EA is already years ahead in this field!