Foldit Game in the news

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Greg_BE Send message Joined: 30 May 06 Posts: 5691 Credit: 5,859,226 RAC: 0	Message 53711 - Posted: 16 Jun 2008, 13:50:20 UTC Last modified: 16 Jun 2008, 13:51:49 UTC Check it out: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/367140_foldit16.html ID: 53711 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

rochester new york Send message Joined: 2 Jul 06 Posts: 2842 Credit: 2,020,043 RAC: 0	Message 71292 - Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 12:28:09 UTC Last modified: 19 Sep 2011, 13:00:17 UTC http://news.yahoo.com/online-gamers-crack-aids-enzyme-puzzle-175427367.html http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110919/Gamers-solve-molecular-structure-of-retrovirus-enzyme.aspx ID: 71292 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

dcdc Send message Joined: 3 Nov 05 Posts: 1831 Credit: 119,526,853 RAC: 6,993	Message 71293 - Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 13:15:51 UTC The foldit website is so sloooooooow! ID: 71293 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

dcdc Send message Joined: 3 Nov 05 Posts: 1831 Credit: 119,526,853 RAC: 6,993	Message 71294 - Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 14:17:46 UTC Ooh - that story just made it onto the register too: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/19/gamers_crack_structure_of_aids_protein_in_three_weeks/ ID: 71294 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

rochester new york Send message Joined: 2 Jul 06 Posts: 2842 Credit: 2,020,043 RAC: 0	Message 71296 - Posted: 20 Sep 2011, 1:53:05 UTC - in response to Message 71294. Ooh - that story just made it onto the register too: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/19/gamers_crack_structure_of_aids_protein_in_three_weeks/ the articles reached enough people to jam up the servers and bring the foldit site down hopefully they are working on it 24/7 and it will back on line soon since there is a lot of interest now ID: 71296 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

David Baker Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 705 Credit: 559,847 RAC: 0	Message 71297 - Posted: 20 Sep 2011, 5:00:01 UTC yes-every time we get press the foldit servers get bogged down-we always think we are ready but it never turns out that way. I hope some of the new recruits join rosetta@home also! ID: 71297 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

rochester new york Send message Joined: 2 Jul 06 Posts: 2842 Credit: 2,020,043 RAC: 0	Message 71298 - Posted: 20 Sep 2011, 5:13:03 UTC - in response to Message 71297. Last modified: 20 Sep 2011, 5:50:48 UTC yes-every time we get press the foldit servers get bogged down-we always think we are ready but it never turns out that way. I hope some of the new recruits join rosetta@home also! a lot of people would like to know how this could help with cancer,diabetes Alzheimer's ect also >>>>>>>>>> congratulations on your foldit accomplishments ID: 71298 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

dcdc Send message Joined: 3 Nov 05 Posts: 1831 Credit: 119,526,853 RAC: 6,993	Message 71300 - Posted: 20 Sep 2011, 10:04:29 UTC I just posted a link in the comments on the register which will hopefully get some traffic over here... ID: 71300 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

dcdc Send message Joined: 3 Nov 05 Posts: 1831 Credit: 119,526,853 RAC: 6,993	Message 71318 - Posted: 22 Sep 2011, 20:31:28 UTC The story made Ars Technica too - that's a great place for some advertisement! ID: 71318 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

rochester new york Send message Joined: 2 Jul 06 Posts: 2842 Credit: 2,020,043 RAC: 0	Message 71326 - Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 20:04:44 UTC http://techland.time.com/2011/09/19/foldit-gamers-solve-aids-puzzle-that-baffled-scientists-for-decade/ ID: 71326 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

dcdc Send message Joined: 3 Nov 05 Posts: 1831 Credit: 119,526,853 RAC: 6,993	Message 72218 - Posted: 25 Jan 2012, 11:20:27 UTC Another Fold-it article on Ars: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/01/crowdsourced-biotechnology-foldit-gamers-make-a-custom-protein.ars ID: 72218 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote