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  • Like many others, I have been playing an online game called Foldit for the past few months.

    News from The Scientist Callum Anderson 2010

  • The gamers — with no previous background in biochemistry — had worked in a 3D game environment called Foldit, folding virtual proteins in new ways that could help cure cancer or prevent Alzheimer's.

    Be a Gamer, Save the World Jane McGonigal 2011

  • It's called Foldit, and the game is not unlike Tetris, when you move different shaped blocks into place so they fit neatly.

    Scientists: Computer Game Could Help Cure Diseases 2010

  • It's called Foldit, and the game is not unlike Tetris, when you move different shaped blocks into place so they fit neatly.

    Scientists: Computer Game Could Help Cure Diseases 2010

  • It's called Foldit, and the game is not unlike Tetris, when you move different shaped blocks into place so they fit neatly.

    Scientists: Computer Game Could Help Cure Diseases 2010

  • It's called Foldit, and the game is not unlike Tetris, when you move different shaped blocks into place so they fit neatly.

    Scientists: Computer Game Could Help Cure Diseases 2010

  • Seth Cooper, creative director of the university's Center for Game Science, had invented a computer game called Foldit, in which players compete against one another to design the most accurately folded proteins.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • They released a program called "Foldit" that turned protein-folding into a free online puzzle game.

    The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

  • The game, called Foldit (or Fold. it) comprises two-years of biochemistry and computer science at the University of Washington.

    PCWorld 2010

  • A new computer game, called Foldit, turns protein folding into a competitive sport for anyone with a computer.

    unknown title 2009

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