Online Gamers Solve AIDS Retroviral Puzzle for Scientists

[PPI Brian]

After failing to figure out the crystal structure of an AIDS retrovirus enzyme responsible for how HIV multiplies, scientists crowd-sourced the effort to the gaming community, which was able to decipher the structure in a matter of days.

Here's a video that shows how non scientists are conducting legitimate scientific research in cooperation with the scientific community:

http://www.youtube.com/v/axN0xdhznhY

[PPI Tracy]

I cannot view the video from work, but oh my gosh!  I am astounded.  That is amazing.  I hope to take a look at this later.

[PPI Tim]

Intresting. Now they need to create a game where you get all the jerks out of Government.

[PPI Brian]

Intresting. Now they need to create a game where you get all the jerks out of Government.

They did. But nobody seems to learn. The message of Mouseland is a message for all the people of North America.

http://www.youtube.com/v/GqgOvzUeiAA