Intro

        Grid computing in a nutshell is a network of computers working together to run statistical data for a certain project. A single computer is limited to the amount of work that it can do based on the processor and storage. However, when the work is distributed to millions of different computers to run different data, it maximizes the output of data. It is also important that the grid system is safe for all of the computers involved, that the computers maintain productivity with the system being run, and the system is run seemingly unknown to the user. It is a complex process, but a very effective process when enough people and resources are involved.
       The project we have decided to run is called DNA@Home, which is used to discover what regulates genes in DNA. At any moment, certain genes are turned "on" and others are turned "off", and this program will allow us to make more sense of how this regulation occurs by using statistical algorithms. More specifically this project is gearing its work towards diseases such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Yesinia pestis by examining their genome.  

Reference:

http://volunteer.cs.und.edu/dna/

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v408/n6811/fig_tab/408412a0_F1.html

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/DesktopGrid