Issue 6: How Folding@Home is Advancing Protein Folding Research

Incurable Diseases Could Potentially Disappear Forever

Proteins are crucial molecules in all living organisms, including humans, and are vital in various biological processes. They are composed of smaller molecules called amino acids, which resemble long chains and fold into a three-dimensional structure.

The structure and function of a protein are determined by the type and arrangement of its amino acids. T…