Forget SETI, come to folding

[TypeR389]

Originally posted by firewire2001
i personally think the chance of life out there is very very high... for reasons which im not very interested in going into right now.. however, you have to realize that if there were extra terrestrial beings out there sending out radio signals, how could it reach earth -- and plus we dont even send out radio signals that could be detected from someplace as close as even the sun!

Actully that is incorrect, we generate tons of signals that 'ETs' could pick up, but the problem is we have only been doing this for 50 years or so, the the furthest these could have traveled is roughly 50 light years away. (not withstanding a rip in space time or black holes if they are proven to exist)

I also agree that there is a very good chance that other intelligent life exists out there, and what if, by chance, we do contact someone and they have a similar genetic makeup or knowledge and could just TELL us how to prevent cancer? Unlikely in the near term? Yes. Impossible? No...

 

[amnesiac1984]

just downloaded folding....


not working yet, downloading stuff, etc.

it asks for a username, is this any username? and the team number, is there a Macrumors team? If not someone should start one and we can all pull together!

BTW any research is good research, how much the drug companies charge for the resultant cures is another problem and is by no means a reason to compromise progress...

 

[Falleron]

You need to choose a username (From home page you can check to see if it has already been used). Then, you input the team id, 3446.