Foldit Computer Game Screenshoot (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Foldit Computer Game Screenshoot

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A screenshot of the "Unsolved monkey virus protein" Foldit puzzle, highlighting the Alignment Tool used by Foldit players to combine regions from multiple models into a single hybrid structure. Online gamers came up with a prediction accurate enough to solve the crystal structure of M-PMV retroviral protease by molecular replacement.

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UW Center for Games Science

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