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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Enzo03 on September 20, 2011, 01:39:49 pm

Title: Gamers helping the fight against AIDS
Post by: Enzo03 on September 20, 2011, 01:39:49 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/19/gamers_crack_structure_of_aids_protein_in_three_weeks/

The short version is some people playing a game called Foldit, which is... well, from what I understand, a protein folding game, managed to make a model of a protein in the virus that causes AIDS (I thought this was simply HIV?  I'm honestly too lazy to really research into it) that was accurate enough for researchers to "refine" and shortly after determine its structure.

I was somewhat surprised not to see it here since this seems to be the place I go when I want a weird news story.

Title: Re: Gamers helping the fight against AIDS
Post by: T-Man on September 20, 2011, 02:00:58 pm

Yeah i heard about this on BBC. And who says games are bad for people?! :cool:

Title: Re: Gamers helping the fight against AIDS
Post by: achtung on September 20, 2011, 07:14:42 pm

http://fold.it/

It can be fun sometimes.

Title: Re: Gamers helping the fight against AIDS
Post by: karajorma on September 20, 2011, 07:42:39 pm

So I guess we'll be seeing a NASA version of Kerbal Space Program next. :p

Title: Re: Gamers helping the fight against AIDS
Post by: deathfun on September 20, 2011, 10:32:42 pm

"Why are our engines pointing towards our command module?"

What I do foresee is a cure that only certain people can afford