WTF? “Months before the recent Ebola outbreak erupted in Western Africa, killing more than a thousand people, scientists at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design were looking for a way to stop the deadly virus. “For inspiration, they turned to an unlikely source: gamers. “Specifically, they asked thousands of computer-game enthusiasts worldwide to tackle an Ebola puzzle on the interactive game Foldit, a 6-year-old project that encourages people to solve puzzles for science.” https://news.cs.washington.edu/2014/08/26/foldit-helping-in-ebola-research/
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 04:08:43 +0000
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