Question

studying the folding patterns of protein molecules can help microbiologists better understand cellular processes as well as some diseases, such as alzheimers, that are caused by proteins that have misfolded. the folding of these complicated molecules can be simulated on computers, but it takes a lot of processor power and time for even expensive supercomputers to do this. a group of researchers at stanford university developed software that can be used to distribute the processing of data to anyone who is willing to donate time on their idle personal computers. as a result, the researchers have been able to achieve protein - folding simulations that are far better than those other computing methods have done. which statement best describes the work of these researchers? the work is not scientific because the data are not processed in one location. the work is not scientific because the simulations are not reproducible. the researchers applied creativity to solve a problem in running an experiment. the researchers used only well - established scientific techniques

Explanation:

The researchers at Stanford developed software to distribute data - processing for protein - folding simulations using idle personal computers. They achieved better results than other computing methods. The work is scientific as it uses established scientific techniques and aims to understand biological processes related to diseases. It is reproducible as others can participate by donating time on their computers. There is no indication of lack of creativity or non - scientific nature.

Answer:

The researchers used only well - established scientific techniques.