Computer Game's High Score Could Earn The Nobel Prize In Medicine
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 19:21
in Mathematics & Economics
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to idle pursuits. This week researchers will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries through a competitive protein-folding computer game.
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