A new online game enlists casual clickers in a research quest for a better understanding of protein folding
By Gregory Mone
Posted 05.12.2008 at 2:11 pm
Tired of car chases, robberies, and general action-packed anarchy? Set aside Grand Theft Auto IV for a minute and enter a new kind of gaming adventure: the exciting world of protein folding! Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of Washington have developed Foldit, a free, online game in which players compete to design proteins.
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