'Foldit' is a multiplayer online game developed by molecular biologists enabling people to play competitivelyto fold the best proteins. The question is, can human players really help computers fold proteins? Humans have great pattern recognition and puzzle-solving abilities, which can be developed into algorithms for computer programs. So if you like to play 'Angry Birds' and like science, why not play 'Foldit' instead? See more at: http://fold.it/portal/info/about
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22 Mar 2013
Digital addicts contribute to scientific research on protein folding
'Foldit' is a multiplayer online game developed by molecular biologists enabling people to play competitivelyto fold the best proteins. The question is, can human players really help computers fold proteins? Humans have great pattern recognition and puzzle-solving abilities, which can be developed into algorithms for computer programs. So if you like to play 'Angry Birds' and like science, why not play 'Foldit' instead? See more at: http://fold.it/portal/info/about
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