Foldit turns protein-folding into a game and awards points based on the internal energy of the 3-D protein structure, dictated by the laws of physics.
Tens of thousands of players have taken the challenge. The author list for the paper includes an acknowledgment of more than 57,000 Foldit players, which may be unprecedented on a scientific publication.
"We had to talk to the editors a bit about getting that in there. I think it's not the standard style of doing things," said first author Seth Cooper, a UW doctoral student in computer science.
The results are published in the journal Nature.
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