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I remember an old news about Foldit from 2011, where Foldit players were able to decipher the structure of an enzyme that is the key to the way HIV multiplies.
by iamcreasy 12y ago
I remember an old news about Foldit from 2011, where Foldit players were able to decipher the structure of an enzyme that is the key to the way HIV multiplies.
Source : http://www.cnet.com/news/foldit-game-leads-to-aids-research-breakthrough/ http://www.cnet.com/news/foldit-game-leads-to-aids-research-...
"Gamers were able to do what biochemists have been trying to do for a decade: decipher the structure of a protein called retroviral protease, an enzyme that is key to the way HIV multiplies...People have spatial reasoning skill - something computers are not yet good at."
Strange thing is, if you Google "foldit HIV" or "foldit AIDS" - there is no follow up news. There are some new articles on 2013, but they link straight back to 2011 articles.
- SapphireSun 12y agohttp://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=2961090759639019608&as_sdt=40000005&sciodt=0,22&hl=en http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=2961090759639019608&... Cited by 192 EDIT: Although looking through that link, most of the articles are about the technique rather than the actual discovery. I did find a followup paper: http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v30/n2/abs/nbt.2109.html http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v30/n2/abs/nbt.2109.html
- iamcreasy 12y agoThank you. The Nature's paper isn't accessible for free, but some bibliographies are open for all.