I know grown men in late thirties or in their forties, playing computer games for hours and hours. I never liked such a hobby for myself as an adult, and honesty believed they could do better things with their time. Well, here is their chance to convince me of the great work they can do, with the trainings and expertise they gain from playing games: "Gamers have unlocked protein mystery that baffled AIDS researchers for years". That is, using an online game, gamers predicted the structure of a protein that plays an important rule in how HIV spreads. In other words, they solved an instance of the protein unfolding problem.
Reference:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393200,00.asp#fbid=wI-RjiePJpA
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