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Offline Ghastly

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Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
« on: August 06, 2010, 10:49:44 AM »
Probably the most unexpected thing I've run into today - an online gaming community that competes to folds proteins that could cure hard-to-cure diseases.

http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/science-scope/want-to-help-cure-diseases-play-foldit/3367/

A game where not only the winners win, if it works out.

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Offline BrownBaron

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Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2010, 11:01:00 AM »
Very interesting..i'll have to read more in depth later on. Nice find.
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Offline Reschke

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Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2010, 12:04:58 PM »
EVGA has a folding community there also.
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Offline grizz441

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Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2010, 12:11:52 PM »
Hmmm....
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Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2010, 01:43:24 PM »
I've done Rosetta for several years.  This looks a bit beyond me, but darn cool none the less.
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