What is folding

[Sandvich]

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I am new to folding I have never heard about it I was told it is similar to mining, what is it and what do you get from it?

[EcoBoost]

Google is your friend.

 

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/06/15/what-is-folding-and-why-does-it-matter/1

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJx9z1uB9k

[Clyne]

You get nothing from folding but you do support research. Unlike mining, it actually help for research. But if you fold for the Litecoin team, you get Litecoin if you fold. 

Just watch

[Fulgrim]

fold¹

 

fəʊld/

verb

gerund or present participle: folding

1.  

   bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.

   "Sam folded up the map"

   synonyms: double, double over, double up, crease, turn under, turn up, turn over,bend, overlap; More

    

    
2.  

   cover or wrap something in (a soft or flexible material).

   "a bag was folded around the book"

 

 

 

In all seriousness though, it's using your computer's processing power, to fold proteins. In doing so, it helps with creating cures for diseases etc. For doing it, you get a slightly bigger electric bill, and the knowledge that you are contributing to a good cause. As for mining, that is to create virtual currency, but at this moment in time, it is not worthwhile doing it as the value of such currency have gone down, and a regular desktop computer would cost more electric to mine the virtual currency, than what the actual value would be itself.

[DarthBaggins]

Folding is Life! lol 

[RevoltTrain]

Folding is love. Folding is life.