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Well science goes frutstratingly slowly, especially in these fields. According to wikipedia the project has helped in 118 papers.

The idea of the single scientist singlehandedly solving everything is mostly a myth. Most of the time, people rely on hundreds of previous papers before making their own contribution. Taken together, all the minimal steps make a significant leap.

Folding@home can very well be part of this effort.



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