Hank tells us how some gamers are outperforming sophisticated computer programs to help solve the puzzle of protein folding and to assist scientists in finding better treatments for HIV/AIDS, cancer, and Alzheimer’s.

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Play Foldit! http://fold.it/portal/
Read more about the Foldit project:
Foldit Gamers Solve AIDS Puzzle That Baffled Scientists for a Decade – http://dft.ba/-1ACY
Foldit Gamers Solve Riddle of HIV Enzyme within 3 weeks – http://dft.ba/-1ACZ

Foldit Gamers FTW

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