Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzle - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

Jake · 2011-09-19, 08:51 AM

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This is where Foldit comes in.
Developed in 2008 by the University of Washington, it is a fun-for-purpose video game in which gamers, divided into competing groups, compete to unfold chains of amino acids - the building blocks of proteins - using a set of online tools.
To the astonishment of the scientists, the gamers produced an accurate model of the enzyme in just three weeks.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/g...919-1kgq2.html

Not strictly a gaming topic but even interesting to this non-gamer.

gworg · 2011-09-19, 10:22 AM

simply shows that scientists are't the only group with brain power. hopefully this innovation can and will be applied to other problems

Francois Caron · 2011-09-19, 11:32 AM

Sounds like a certain Stargate franchise...

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2011-09-19, 10:22 AM	#2
gworg Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 441	simply shows that scientists are't the only group with brain power. hopefully this innovation can and will be applied to other problems

2011-09-19, 11:32 AM	#3
Francois Caron Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,368	Sounds like a certain Stargate franchise...