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. 2011 Dec 28;12(12):135.
doi: 10.1186/gb-2011-12-12-135.

Games with a scientific purpose

Benjamin M Good  1 , Andrew I Su
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Games with a scientific purpose

Benjamin M Good et al. Genome Biol. .

Abstract

The protein folding game Foldit shows that games are an effective way to recruit, engage and organize ordinary citizens to help solve difficult scientific problems.

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