Folding
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Using the spare capacity of a computer to contribute towards medical research, using programs provided by Stanford University's F@H, [Folding] at Home protein folding research project.
[Folders] score points according to how much of a contribution they have made to the F@H project.
[Folders] usually join teams, and there is a team spirit with inter-team challenges.
Millions of people across the planet are now [folding] for a cure. -
(of a piece of furniture or equipment) able to be bent or rearranged into a flatter or more compact shape, typically in order to make it easier to store or carry.
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To gently combine two or more ingredients or a delicate mixture into a heavier, thicker one by cutting vertically through the mixture and turning it over by sliding the mixing tool across the bottom of the bowl or pan with each turn. To combine without stirring or deflating a mixture.
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