為了充分利用網格運算基建 (Grid Computing) 的資源，顯示其致力以本身領先的技術為人類謀福祉，IBM公司於2004年開始推出「世界社群網格」（World Community Grid）計畫，希望能整合全球各地電腦龐大且並未用盡的運算能力，構建出全球最大的公共運算網格，作為科學研究用途，破解引致疾病的遺傳基因問題、提升人類預測天災的能力，以及支援各種保護地球糧食與水源的研究。
在IBM公司的管理與協調之下，目前「世界社群網格」支援下列三個計畫：
- 抵抗癌症的Help Defeat Cancer計畫
- 找出愛滋新藥的FightAIDS@Home計畫
- 破解人體蛋白體折疊研究的Human Proteome Folding 第二階段計畫
每個計畫對於人類的未來福祉與生命都有著重大的影響，而未來。只要一個簡單的步驟，下載安裝免費的安全軟體，就能利用您電腦的閒置時間參與有益全體人類的計畫，何樂而不為。也歡迎您邀請您的客戶、合作伙伴和家人朋友，一同共襄盛舉。目前全球已經有超過20萬人，捐助了超過36萬台電腦的閒置效能，參與「世界社群網格」的癌症計畫，不論您的電腦是在Windows、Linux或Mac作業系統上運作，皆能參與「世界社群網格」計畫。
如何加入？
非常簡單，只要下載安全的免費軟體並登錄成為會員，系統便會自動在電腦的閒暇時間啟動程式，進行研究計畫運算，不會拖慢您的電腦速度，而且不需填寫個人資料，不會侵犯您的隱私權。
 Help Defeat Cancer (Launched July 20, 2006)World Community Grid and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University and UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will be examining Tissue Microarrays to determine how to improve the treatment of cancer with earlier and more targeted diagnostic tools. |
| Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 (Launched June 23, 2006) Human Proteome Folding Phase 2 (HPF2) continues where the first phase left off. The two main objectives of the project are to: 1) obtain higher resolution structures for specific human proteins and pathogen proteins and 2) further explore the limits of protein structure prediction by further developing Rosetta software structure prediction. For specific questions about the Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 Project, please go to the Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 FAQs. |
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| Human Proteome Folding Project (Launched November 11, 2004) | |
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World Community Grid is focusing on a project key to advancing our knowledge of human disease. By identifying the proteins that make up the Human Proteome, scientists can build the understanding needed for novel and effective treatments for diseases like cancer, HIV/AIDS, SARS, and malaria.
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