Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine
Monday, May 12, 2008 - 08:28
in Mathematics & Economics
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. Researchers at the University of Washington are trying to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV. read more
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