Do extreme 3d jigsaw puzzles: fold proteins!

December 10, 2014

Foldit, Do extreme 3d jigsaw puzzles: fold proteins! Instead of spending computer time planting corn or throwing birds around, why not put your clicks and swipes to use solving puzzles involving proteins? Proteins are extraordinarily […]

Hope springs Eterna? Citizen science comes to BMC Biochemistry

October 24, 2013

What can the general public contribute to scientific research? Quite a lot as it turns out… Imagine how many hours are spent worldwide every day playing Bejeweled, or Angry Birds, or Candy Crush. We’d hesitate […]

Forgotten Island

July 31, 2012

Help to classify species while foraging through forests, volcanoes, docks

Player: midcore
Genre: adventure point and click
Field: biology
Platform: computer (browser)
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