Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine

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The Foldit homepage http:fold.it. Credit: University of Washington
The Foldit homepage, http://fold.it. Credit: University of Washington

Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV.


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