fold it... protein folding puzzles to help our computer overlords understand us better

Foldit :: "We’re collecting data to find out if humans' pattern-recognition and puzzle-solving abilities make them more efficient than existing computer programs at pattern-folding tasks. If this turns out to be true, we can then teach human strategies to computers and fold proteins faster than ever!"

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Thank you so much for sharing this Ze, even though i cannot seem to wrap my mind around folding proteins for fun (and profit ??)
the t-shirt contest made me smile (more than once) ; ) ::

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Posted by: Lynne at May 2, 2009 12:28 AM


Ads Via The Deck Via BuzzFeed		« try and try again :: baby squirrel video \| Main \| electric stimulus to face :: the musical » May 1, 2009 fold it... protein folding puzzles to help our computer overlords understand us better Foldit :: "We’re collecting data to find out if humans' pattern-recognition and puzzle-solving abilities make them more efficient than existing computer programs at pattern-folding tasks. If this turns out to be true, we can then teach human strategies to computers and fold proteins faster than ever!" Comments (1) Thank you so much for sharing this Ze, even though i cannot seem to wrap my mind around folding proteins for fun (and profit ??) the t-shirt contest made me smile (more than once) ; ) :: http://fold.it/portal/node/985919 Posted by: Lynne at May 2, 2009 12:28 AM Post a comment Name: Email Address: (required) URL: Remember Me? YesNo Comments: