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by Rasmunsen
Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:18 am
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Bad English
Replies: 9
Views: 1762

Re: Bad English

I'm baaa-aaack: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Awards *The project uses the power of peoples' home com[puters, as well as their PlayStation3s, to simulate the processes inside living cells that cal lead to diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. [I don't have access to the Guinness text, but the...
by Rasmunsen
Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Bad English
Replies: 9
Views: 1762

Re: Bad English

What the hey: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Science *In order to carry out their function (eg as enzymes or antibodies), they must take on a particular shape, also known as a "fold." [It's: (e.g., as enzymes ....] *It's amazing that not only do proteins self-assemble -- fold -- but t...
by Rasmunsen
Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:37 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Bad English
Replies: 9
Views: 1762

Re: Bad English

OK, forging ahead: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-Diseases *We feel strongly that a Distributed Computing project must not just run calculations on millions of PC's, but DC projects must produce results, especially in the form of peer reviewed publications, public lectures, and other ways t...
by Rasmunsen
Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:33 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Bad English
Replies: 9
Views: 1762

Re: Bad English

Ahem. Self-fulfilling prophecy? Or what?
by Rasmunsen
Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:18 am
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Bad English
Replies: 9
Views: 1762

Re: Bad English

Hi, O great wizard or whatever. Thanks for the reply. I can address the problems with the text the way you say, but there are a million errors, and it will take forever that way. Also, as much as you are having trouble believing that I know what I'm doing and can be trusted to do it, I am having tro...
by Rasmunsen
Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:16 pm
Forum: Discussions of General-FAH topics
Topic: Bad English
Replies: 9
Views: 1762

Bad English

The English-language pages need copyediting. Badly. Just a few examples: Something in one of the FAQs has lead to a major jump. Did you know that calculations have become routine? Are you helping fight from having duplicate IDs? I would dearly love to to the job, but I can't find a way to e-mail any...