Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Online game players deciphered an enzyme of a virus that had baffled scientists for more than a decade.




"Online game players deciphered the molecular structure of the enzyme of a virus that belongs to the same family as HIV, something that had baffled scientists for more than a decade."


"Through playing a game known as Fold-It, gamers solved the puzzle in three weeks generating models of the protein-cutting enzyme from an AIDS-like virus, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology."

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