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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Ghastly on August 06, 2010, 10:49:44 AM

Title: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
Post by: Ghastly 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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Title: Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
Post by: BrownBaron on August 06, 2010, 11:01:00 AM

Very interesting..i'll have to read more in depth later on. Nice find.

Title: Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
Post by: Reschke on August 06, 2010, 12:04:58 PM

EVGA has a folding community there also.

Title: Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
Post by: grizz441 on August 06, 2010, 12:11:52 PM

Hmmm....

Title: Re: Gaming for cancer (among other diseases)
Post by: Dragon 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.