Monstrous
Monstrous Café => Say It! => Topic started by: TeteoInan on October 07, 2011, 06:00:18 PM
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I stumbled across this earlier in one of the magazines at my Dr's office:
"Who says gaming isn't useful? It took players of the online game Foldit - who had no background in biochemistry - less than 10 days to solve a molecular mystery that had stumped AIDS experts for nearly 10 years. Tinkering with 3-D computer models, gamers were able to work out the intricately folded structure of a key enzyme that allows an HIV-like virus to proliferate. Knowing its shape lets researchers fiigure out how to target the enzyme with new drug treatments."
I did a little bit more research just a few minutes ago and was able to come up with quite a few articles ( this is the one I think does the best job for being so short ): http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/online-gamers-crack-aids-enzyme-puzzle-2357351.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/online-gamers-crack-aids-enzyme-puzzle-2357351.html)
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Yeah, heard about this long ago, thought it was really cool.
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Heh, woot woot gamers huh? :wink:
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Yeah, heard about this long ago, thought it was really cool.
I had to be bored enough to read a magazine to hear about it. *<:)
Heh, woot woot gamers huh? :wink:
Definitely!!