Some updates on folding...
For CPU client:
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Protomol core unveiled with -advmethods
The Protomol core for uniprocessor clients has just entered the public testing phase for –advmethods flag users. It comes along with two new projects: 10000 and 10001.
This new core implements the NML (Normal Mode Langevin) method which accelerates the long-time dynamics of the proteins by a factor that can reach speeds up to a hundred times faster than those of molecular dynamics. This method searches for low frequency directives by using normal mode analysis and projects the motion of the molecule along them while resolving the nearly instantaneous motion. If you want to learn more about this method, you should read this pre-publication: Multiscale Dynamics of Macromolecules Using Normal Mode Langevin.
Based on Protomol 3.1, this core and its associated projects have the following goals:
* To validate NML by simulating the folding and dynamics of the Fip35 WW domain.
* To understand the role of mutations on folding.
* To understand the activation of src Kinase, an enzyme that is involved in the onset of some kinds of cancer.
On the technical side, this core is able to take advantage of most modern CPU optimizations (SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1 and SSE4.2), however, a few compatibility issues are still present on AMD processors, resulting in the core only using SSE2 on these chips. This should change in the not-too-distant future when the issues have been worked out. If you have a processor that doesn’t have the above mentioned optimizations (Pentium 3, Athlon XP, etc.), please report the behavior and the performance of this core on your machine.
For more information about the Protomol core, you should visit the Protomol official site.
The new projects are distributed by a new server (129.74.85.48) which is located at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana) and have the following characteristics:
* p10000 : 544 atoms, 84.48 points, preferred deadline 3.07 days, final deadline 23.04 days. This project uses conventional simulation methods.
* p10001 : 544 atoms, 50.56 points, preferred deadline 1.84 days, final deadline 13.79 days. This project uses the NML simulation method.
Updated on 22 Dec at 22H15 UTC :
The behaviour of Project 10001 has proven to be different from that which we usually see; sometimes, the simulation enters into a state where no further computation is possible, but which is not technically a folding error. This situation usually triggers, with other cores, an Early_Unit_End or an Unstable_Machine error. With the Protomol core, these states are expected and don't trigger an error. You'll see them with a WU reported as completed (Finished unit, core status = 64) before it reaches 100%. Don't worry if this phenomenon occurs on your machine; it is perfectly normal and expected.
Happy folding!
For NV GPU2 client... (i am folding this one now as well)
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New project for nVidia GPU2: p10101
In recent hours, some of you may have noticed a new WU on your nVidia GPU2 client: Project 10101.
This project is under the charge of Greg Bowman. It is distributed by a new server: 171.64.65.71. It's reported to produce 548 points per WU, and the unit should preferably be returned within two days, with a final deadline being set to three days.
This project explores the lambda repressor of the villin headpiece. It is the continuation of Project 4744 (and similar) and has 1254 atoms. This project falls into the category of "large" units, so you can expect a decrease in PPD, and the operating temperature to ramp up.
We do not yet know if this project has been officially launched or if it is a test project that has mistakenly filtered through. Some people have also reported delays in downloading these units.
We will keep you informed if new information emerges.
Update as of 01:20 UTC, 29/12
Vijay Pande has posted an update about the non-crediting of points for these WUs:
"Taking a look, I see that this server isn't engaged into the stats system, so the points are safe (sitting in the log on the server), just not entered into the stats db. We've hooked it in and I reminded the researcher in charge of this machine that this wasn't done. The points should show up in the next stats update."
Update as of 12:10 UTC, 29/12
Greg Bowman has just confirmed that this project is public. It is distributed to –advmethods users.
Update as of 17:35 UTC, 30/12
This project is now distributed to everyone.
Added on December 31, 2009, 11:20 amQUOTE(fabianz03 @ Dec 31 2009, 11:16 AM)
that was like, a few mths ago???
This post has been edited by astria: Dec 31 2009, 11:21 AM