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Researchers at the University of Washington released Foldit a while back, a puzzle game with levels based on actual protein sequences. The point of this game was to simplify the act of folding proteins in a virtual game space, challenging high-score obsessed gamers to complete biological puzzles that could potentially give scientists some very helpful insight into the world of protein folding. And apparently it works! The structure of the retroviral protease M-PMV, an AIDS-causing virus, was a mystery to scientists for years, and gamers solved the problem in just three weeks. This will help scientists understand how the virus multiplies, and, more specifically, how to stop it from multiplying. 
By Angelo M. D’Argenio |