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Computer games may have negative connotation when it comes to many things. There are experts that say that it can disturb a child's attention to promoting violence and many more. But for me, gaming has been a great part of developing my knowledge and some computer skills. There are many games that taught me some history, some general knowledge, while developed my decision making skill based of simulation game. All of this help become a better person despite of gaming's bad reputation Gaming's purpose has evolved into a new level from just pure entertainment and now has contributed great feats beyond the realms of the World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls. Online gamers' honed talents where used to decipher the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus, a problem that has been bugging scientist for a decade. The results were published in the journal of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology were the gamers and researchers where treated as equals. The study was about a monomeric protease enzyme which pretty common to retrovirus family that includes AIDS and HIV. Knowing the structure of the proteins is need to understand the how a disease infects and eventually developed drugs to block them. A microscope only reveals flat image on of the structure needed to be studies. Researcher need a three dimentional picture of these proteins and to be able to rotate it so they will know areas they could target. This is where the gamers come in. Using a fun-for-purpose video game - Foldit, gamers unfold chains of amino acids by using a set of online tools. They were able to produce an accurate model of the enzyme in three weeks. This is a big step for new insights for designing medication for antiretroviral drugs and could even lead to a lifeline medication against HIV. Firas Khatib of the University of Washington's biochemistry lab said in a press release in that the game was a test to see if human intelligence would succeed where automated methods can't do. He believes that the ingenuity of the gamers could help solve many scientific problems if they will be directed properly. Creators of the game explained why the gamers succeeded computer didn't. He said that people have better spatial reasoning skills, something that computers today are not yet adept at. This proves that gaming could be for a purpose and could deliver major contributions not only for entertainment's sake but for a better purpose You can talk about... Gamers’ Cracking Scientific Problems Tags: • reasoning • ingenuity • intelligence • biochemistry • insights • biology • nature • talents • entertainment • simulation • history • skills • knowledge • developing • gaming • violence • scientific • gamers • video game • simulation game • computer skills • computer games • world of warcraft • Related articles:
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