What is World Community Grid?

I received this email today from World Community Grid. I'm posting it because it goes into detail about what they do, and I hope it will intrigue you enough to check out their website and possibly sign up to help.


"Dear passionategreen,

We would like to congratulate you for successfully completing your first result for World Community Grid. This contribution and all future computer time that you donate will help advance research into:

FightAIDS@Home
AfricanClimate@Home
Help Conquer Cancer
Nutritious Rice for the World

In addition to participating by donating your computer time, you may extend your involvement by joining a team (if not already a member of one) or inviting other people to join World Community Grid. Learn about other ways to get involved on the Explore World Community Grid page.

You can track the research currently being done by your computer on the Results Status page. This page reflects the:

• time when a research work unit was sent to your computer
• current status of the work unit(s) you are processing
• work units that you have completed (for 4 days after validation)
• amount of CPU time donated to complete each work unit

Thank you for contributing your unused computer cycles to help humanity! We look forward to your participation for many years to come!"