In 2008, University of Washington scientists released the game Foldit, hoping a sort of critical mass of gamers would mess around with proteins and, in the process, uncover some of their intrigue. (We ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamers on Foldit have succeeded in improving the catalyst abilities of an enzyme, making it 18-fold more active than the original version. The idea is the brainchild of University of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Utilizing the specialized computer video game Foldit that was developed by researchers from the University of Washington in 2008, online computer gamers have figured out how to decipher an enzyme ...

Researchers studying the nature of crowds playing Foldit called some strategies "shocking" in how well they mimicked some of the methods already used by protein scientists. Gamers made headlines in ...

Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and “problem-solving intuition” to explore the behaviors of proteins. These proteins might be part of a disease or a potential cure for a disease ...

When I first heard about a computer game based on folding proteins, I must admit, I was skeptical. How fun could it possibly be to manipulate a virtual protein for points? Well, after countless hours ...

Leave it to video gamers to find a better way to shepherd proteins into their optimal three-dimensional shapes. Plying a freely available game and matched against automated computer routines designed ...

Games have a rather mixed public image, depending on who you ask. While many see it as useless pastimes or even bad influences, some consider these interactive activities as a form of art or medium ...