Researchers now use computers to find theright compounds to attack cancer cells.However, they need more computing time andthat is where your home computer can fit into thebattle against disease.
Several organizations have built "virtualsupercomputers" by harnessing the power ofthousands of PCs. It is called "distributed" computing.Internet service provider Juno is tryingit, selling time to researchers and others.
TheNationalFoundation for Cancer Researchactivelyrecruits computer owners to join the battle.You download a small program, which allowsresearchers to send your machine a tiny partof the cancer cure puzzle while you areonline.
Offline, your machine does its computations,then sends back the results when you are againonline.
More than 500,000 PCs make up the"virtual supercomputer" for the NationalFoundation for Cancer Research.
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