For once it's great to hear some good news from the media about PC gamers

For years now we’ve heard nothing good about video games from the worlds media.

Be it CNN, BBC, Reuters ~ all are guilty of painting those that enjoy computer games as anything from simply lazy to gun wielding psychopaths just waiting for the right moment.

Now it seems that something fantastic has come from the very people the media love to vilify.

How does helping to cure AIDS sound?

Now who’s a social misfit?

It seems that some bright spark realised that the human brain is infinitely better equipped to solve complex puzzles than a computer ~ by virtue of something unique to us called ‘intuition’.

A game of building proteins was created and players challenged to create the best or to predict the structure of one, using a simply method. Players are also invited to create new proteins that could pave the way for future treatments.

The news worthy event (and the reason for this post), is that gamers finally solved a complex problem that had been defeating the best minds and computer models for decades.
The structure of something with the very catchy name of M-PMV retroviral protease was discovered – this is an enzyme important in the development of a virus similar to HIV, and is an important step to producing an effective treatment.

Have a read of the BBC news post here…
Online game Foldit helps anti-Aids drug quest

Now that’s solved, back to zapping those rampaging trolls with my +6 sword of megadeath.

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