Gamers played a protein-folding game and solved an AIDS riddle that, well, stumped scientists for years. The gamers unlocked the key protein involved in the reproduction of HIV, scientists announced ...

Almost 60,000 people around the world have played Foldit, a game much like Tetris that involves folding proteins to tackle problems in medicine such as disabling the flu virus. Elizabeth Armstrong ...

Computer scientists and biochemists at the University of Washington two years ago launched an ambitious project harnessing the brainpower of computer gamers to solve medical problems. The game, Foldit ...

Helix 2 (which was designed to interact with helix 1, and corresponds to residues 48 to 56 in the designed enzyme) is well ordered in the crystal structure and has the same overall placement as in the ...

(Nanowerk News) Proteins are essential in almost all biological processes. The three-dimensional shape of the protein, which is essential to its function, is determined by protein folding. Foldit, ...

“Citizen science” is a recent movement to get interested members of the public involved in scientific research. Participants—who may or may not have scientific training—can perform tasks that can’t be ...

(Nanowerk News) Biochemists and computer scientists at the University of Washington two years ago launched an ambitious project harnessing the brainpower of computer gamers to solve medical problems.