Thursday, February 19, 2009
New software allows speedier simulations of moving molecules
Vijay Pande, an associate professor of chemistry and structural biology at Stanford and principal investigator of the Open Molecular Mechanics (OpenMM) project, has, along with his team, developed new open-source software that permits faster simulations of molecular motion on desktop computers, the Stanford Report of February 4, reported. The project is described in the Feb. 3 online issue of the Journal of Computational Chemistry.
Molecules are never still and being able to map out their motions helps researchers get information that is critical to developing vaccines for such intractable diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Both these diseases result from molecules going haywire.
"Simulations that used to take three years can now be completed in a few days," Pande is quoted as saying in the Stanford Report. "
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Molecules are never still and being able to map out their motions helps researchers get information that is critical to developing vaccines for such intractable diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Both these diseases result from molecules going haywire.
"Simulations that used to take three years can now be completed in a few days," Pande is quoted as saying in the Stanford Report. "
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: molecular motion, Molecules, Open Molecular Mechanics project, professor of chemistry, small molecular systems, structural biology
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