Gamers beat scientists to making a protein discovery

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It's no great shock to see
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that professionals miss, but making it through a video game? That's different. Gamers playing Foldit, a puzzle title that has teams trying to fold the best protein,
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the shape of a protein before scientists (including two trained experts and 61 University of Michigan undergrads) could manage the feat. And it's not as if there were
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, either, as it took a relatively modest 469 players to help out.

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