Jacob Aron, technology reporter
Players of an online video game called Foldit have helped researchers discover the structure of an protein-cutting enzyme produced by an AIDS-like virus found in monkeys. Scientists have struggled with the problem for a decade, but the gamers helped crack it in just three weeks.
One Per Cent: Gamers help crack AIDS protein puzzle
In Slate’s coverage, they call it “gamification”, but I’m not so sure. It appears to be a game.
In Slate’s coverage, they call it “gamification”, but I’m not so sure. It appears to be a game.