Folding@home vs swap.com
A side-by-side look at Folding@home and swap.com. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Folding@home
Science & Research
Folding@home is a distributed computing project that uses volunteer computing power for disease research. It simulates protein folding to help researchers better understand diseases like Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many cancers.
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swap.com
Online Services
swap.com is an online marketplace that allows people to trade books, CDs, DVDs, video games and more with each other. Users list the items they want to swap and browse listings posted by others. When two users agree to trade items, swap.com facilitates the secure transaction.
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