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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:40:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Computer Games Offer Potential Path to a Cure
Computer Games Offer Potential Path to a Cure
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:47:00 -0500
Biochemists and computer scientists at the University of Washington have created a computer game, Foldit, similar to the classic game Tetris, that harnesses the brainpower of computer gamers to solve the problem of how to fold a specific protein. The researchers report in the Aug. 4 online edition of Nature that thousands of Foldit players have collectively bested the supercomputers on problems that required radical moves, risks and long-term vision.
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University of Washington
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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: A Breakthrough in Adaptive Optics
A Breakthrough in Adaptive Optics
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:45:00 -0500
The twinkling of stars that blanket the sky on a clear summer night, however lovely to a lay person, is often extremely annoying to an astronomer, as it is evidence of a distorted view. A team of University of Arizona astronomers has developed a technique that allows them to switch off the twinkling, enabling Earth-based telescopes to obtain crisp images over a wide field of view.
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University of Arizona
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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 06:45:51 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: These Crocs Are Made for Biting
These Crocs Are Made for Biting
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:20:00 -0500
Paleontologists scouring a river bank in Tanzania unearthed a highly unusual, 105 million-year-old crocodile. The relatively lanky, cat-sized animal with mammal-like teeth and a land-based lifestyle reveals that crocodiles were once far more diverse than they are today.
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