in and on the human body; the human microbiome, which comprises around 3 million separate bacterial genes. By learning bacteria genes, their individual shapes can be known, and each physical shape determines the function of bacteria. Collaborative institutions includes the University of California San Diego, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute. See also BOINC Folding@home List of volunteer computing projects World community References External links Science in society Free science software Volunteer computing projects Philanthropic organizations based in Canada