http://fold.it/portal/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0J9H3Yxjec...feature=related
I was listening to Kurt Anderson on Studio 360 this afternoon. http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2009/03/20
When they said you can help cure aids and get credit for your contribution by playing a game on proteins.
<h3 class="title">Foldit</h3> Biochemist David Baker helped create a computer game called "Foldit"
that thousands are playing around the world. But it's not about commercial success. Baker wants to analyze the structure of proteins, and it turns out that humans are a lot smarter at this than supercomputers. The game? It's an incentive. As Studio 360's Sarah Lilley discovered, it's a lot more fun than it sounds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGYJyur4FUA...player_embedded