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AIDS-Related Problem Goes Unsolved For 10 Years — So Some Gamers Solved It In 3 Weeks

My inner geek loves the idea of scientists enlisting Internet gamers to crowd-source solutions to difficult problems — especially, like in this video, when that work could help unlock important discoveries in AIDS research.

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Ray Flores

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