Californiaman Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 This is a cool story. Read It Hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam011235 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 that is an extraordinary story !!..it is fascinating i guess that gamers adapt so much to puzzle solving with the type of tenacity that is required they will start to explore angles that medical research scientists wounldt see i am involved with medical education at the uni here so find this type of story fascinating ..i am not a medical person but being involved with the education of doctors doing exams i am always amazed at the complexity and difficulty with medical science..it is hard for them and often differing evaluations of a given problem will occur this is an exciting result of advanced technologies involving people who are adapting and evolving around them ..the requirements of a game puzzle solving can result in a problem solving issue like this is truly quite amazing and makes me wonder what the future has in store for us..thats a great post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 This is a cool story. Read It Hear This is the key here - "These features provide opportunities for the design of antiretroviral drugs,..." What makes AIDS virus so tricky is that it constantly mutates (it's a retrovirus) so pinning down a treatment has been PhD level calculus hard. Hope this materializes into better treatments or a cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam011235 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 This is the key here - "These features provide opportunities for the design of antiretroviral drugs,..." What makes AIDS virus so tricky is that it constantly mutates (it's a retrovirus) so pinning down a treatment has been PhD level calculus hard. Hope this materializes into better treatments or a cure. so true it has always been the problem with the virus is mutates and adapts ..so if one cure worked it would mutate with some predicting a cure may never be possible..those PHDs are brilliant people lets hope this can produce some results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Sounds like some job opportunities for gamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 great story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Sadly the story made so many people click on Foldit trying to check the game out that the site crashed and now nobody can get to the site to work on the puzzles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Yeah, the AIDS thing is incredibly complex from strictly a scientific perspective. Actually a "cure" for the virus is to me only the beginning. I keep thinking about the potential use of retroviruses that increase rather than decrease immune responses... a window into potential cancer treatments... etc., etc., etc. The "political" angle is sad from my perspective since arguments are on ethical and moral foundations rather than scientific perspectives that have value just for what they are in a "pure research" sense. I'll never forget one sci fi piece I read a long time ago - as in 1962. I just googled to see if I correctly remembered the name of the novella, and I did. "The Chemically Pure Warriors." The story line was to the effect that put "chemically pure" soldiers into battle; they had no "germs" and therefore no problems with diseases as long as they kept their armor secure. But of course without it, they were incredibly susceptible to disease. Then they ran into another batch of folks who had plenty of "bugs," but their bacteria kept them healthy without the suits and sterile environments. Always thought that should be more than a good story. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFrills Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I think many solutions will be found outside the box. Requiring people who are not know it alls based on what they have been taught and what qualifications they have passed. But the people who are in no way attached to formal training in what is deemed to be a difficult and specialized occupation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam011235 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I think many solutions will be found outside the box. Requiring people who are not know it alls based on what they have been taught and what qualifications they have passed. But the people who are in no way attached to formal training in what is deemed to be a difficult and specialized occupation. well said i think that is a very good point sometimes the training can make it so specific they cant see the forest for the trees and some one thinking outside the box can introduce a fresh perspective..very good observation there there are some great signs for these emergent technologies we got to remember the web as a public entity is only a few years old there is so much potential here as people as a collective can start to form a type of collective consciousness and work together..to me that is an exciting prospect for humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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