Originally posted by: BlackMountainCow
Rosetta look for better methods to predict the structure of proteins - they try to improve the prediction method. F@H actually folds proteins with their methods and uses them. Of course, both always try to improve their algorithms and their methods.
Our final goal is to predict protein structures.
Rosetta@home has the same purpose.
The main difference between two projects is approach or method for prediction.
The method of Rosetta@home is one of the most reliable prediction method now.
However, the information obtained from the protein structures determined previously is used.
On the other hand, TANPAKU does not use the structural information. We just use information of amino acid sequence alone.
But it is very difficult task.
So, current aim of TANPAKU is development and improvement of our prediction method that suits the distributed computing.
Originally posted by: Tlkki
Hmm, its good to hear that so many think they are not just two separate universities trying to compete against each other. That would suck.