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Helvetica · Sep 22, 2007, 09:35 PM

I wonder if folding at home has EVER contributed to medical science in any way. The reason there's so much F@H activity on the PS3 is because there's absolutely nothing to do. Once FF13 is released, F@H on the PS3 will be reduced to 0 flops.

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Sep 22, 2007, 09:35 PM	#6
Helvetica Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 158 (0.08/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	I wonder if folding at home has EVER contributed to medical science in any way. The reason there's so much F@H activity on the PS3 is because there's absolutely nothing to do. Once FF13 is released, F@H on the PS3 will be reduced to 0 flops.