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Subject Gamers SOLVE AIDS Puzzle in 10 Days!!!

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I know there is a lot of info out there on the origin of AIDS which i'm not here to dispute, just thought this was kind of cool to share :)
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True true, however, given that a bunch of everyday gamer geeks like me did in three weeks what a bunch of PhDs couldn't do in 20 years says something..don't you think?

Years ago I read a paper from 2 Drs @ Rice University here in Texas who showed that the same strand from HIV was also present in the RNA of the virus/organism that causes Gulf War Syndrome.  I bookmarked the paper, but I should have printed it.  I went back a week later to print it and damn it all if it hadn't been removed.  I've never been able to find anything at all related to that paper.  I should have hit print, damn it.

Great post, Trixie.  Read this on Drudge yesterday afternoon and I had to send up a cheer for Gamers everywhere!

Go Gamers!!!!!  We Rule!
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Pssst....

Here's the truth:

The bastards that set loose HIV on the world do not want a cure to it.  They want the disease to bring down billions of people if possible.

You mistake the absence of knowledge as ignorance.  It is not.  It is intentional manipulation by global pharma and the New World Order.

The CFR called for a massive global depopulation program.  Then, in a few years, came HIV.

Trust no one.

Now, you can be assured, NWO will unleash something much worse and more efficient in killing.
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Original Message "Scientists from the University of Washington recently decided to try a different approach to help them understand the detailed molecular structure of a retroviral proteases enzyme known as M-PMV that is instrumental in spreading AIDS, as well as other diseases. For over a decade now researchers have looked for the exact chemical key that would help recreate the enzyme, but with no luck."

"The name “Foldit” comes from the nature of the game, where users are asked to undertake one of the most difficult biological problems, folding proteins. The games themselves are open to anyone, and a background in biology is not necessary. Besides actually helping to solve specific protein puzzles, the users’ actions are also recorded and studied to help increase a computer’s ability to increase spatial reasoning through detailed algorithms created based on the games’ results."

“The critical role of Foldit players in the solution of the M-PMV [retroviral protease] structure shows the power of online games to channel human intuition and three-dimensional pattern-matching skills to solve challenging scientific problems,” said the study, which was published by Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. “Although much attention has recently been given to the potential of crowdsourcing and game playing, this is the first instance that we are aware of in which online gamers solved a longstanding scientific problem.”

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