My computer is now curing cancer! No, really! Chances are VERY good my computer is performing Computational Chemistry, working toward curing leukemia and other cancers. Think I've lost it? I haven't...really! :) It's the power of the internet, some software, and your computer. The program is the Intel Philanthropic Peer-to-Peer program, and it's free to download the necessary software. What does it do? Well, while your using your computer...or if you prefer, you can set a specific schedule for the software or just use the screen saver portion of it...a small software application is analyzing the healing potential of several molecular contructions. Sound complex? Well the good news is, you don't have to understand any of it. Your computer downloads the necessary info, processes it, and the sends the results back. This allows the computational power of tons of individuals system can be combined and utilitized as one MegaComputer, allowing for much faster research results, and in the end...a better chance for a cure!

The software is free and easy to get. It's already been used to create 300,000 drugs, of which 12,000 are "good candidates" for possible CURES for Anthrax! Yes, I said CURES! Not just antibiotics, but an actual antitoxin to counter the lethal effects of the bacteria! You can read the whole MSNBC article on the program.

You too can help. Just head over to http://www.intel.com/cure and download the software.